Johnsburg,Tarco,Prospectors Frend

The Johnsburg,Tarco,Prospectors Frend is a mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 5,098 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Johnsburg,Tarco,Prospectors Frend
Secondary: Prospectors Friend
Secondary: Tarcoo Union
Secondary: Union
Secondary: Johnsburg.Claim Names Are:Lookout
Secondary: Lookout
Secondary: Johnsburg

Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Washington
County: Skagit
District: Cascade District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Kaess Mining Co.
Home Office: Washington
Years: 1954 -

Owner Name: Johnsburg Mining And Milling Co.
Home Office: Washington
Years: 1949 - 1954

Owner Name: Wilver Queen Mining And Smelting Co.
Years: 1892 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1892
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Mimetite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Anglesite
Unknown: Galena

Comments

Comment (Deposit): REC 050 COLS 50-53 TUNELING DONE PRIOR 1951 REC 070 COLS 23-72 NO DATA REC 080 COLS 35-52 EXPOSED REC 120 COL 58 MORE EXPLORATION REQD ESTIMATED LEAD-TIME TO PRODUCE ORE IS 3 YEARS

References

Reference (Deposit): WA DIV GEOL EARTH RESOURCES UNPUBD DATA

Reference (Deposit): TABOR,R.W,1961,XLLINE GEOL OF AREA S.CASCADE PASS N.CASC.MTN

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING,M.T,1956,INVTRY WA MIN DEPS.WA DIV GEOL BUL 37

Reference (Deposit): HODGES,L.K,1897,MING PAC NW SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER

Reference (Deposit): BEHRENS,R.H,1934,P6-2N-AG VEINS BOSTON BSN,SKGT CO WA.VWA B

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