Bear Basin Property

The Bear Basin Property is a silver mine located in King county, Washington at an elevation of 3,996 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

Name: Bear Basin Property  

State:  Washington

County:  King

Elevation: 3,996 Feet (1,218 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 47.6397, -121.48500

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Bear Basin Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bear Basin Property
Secondary: Bear Creek Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Washington
County: King
District: Buena Vista District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): WORKINGS ARE ALSO IN THE SW/4 SEC. 14, SE/4 SEC. 14, AND THE NW/4 SEC. 24. THIS RECORD IS PLOTTED ON ADIT NO. 3.


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1542-E, 1989, P. 111-114.

Reference (Deposit): P. 295.

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 63, 1971, P. 127-130.

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLEITN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,


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