Defender

The Defender is a copper mine located in Chelan county, Washington.

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: Defender  

State:  Washington

County:  Chelan

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 48.525, -120.88610

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Defender MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Defender


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Stehekin


Land Status

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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: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
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): PROSPECT LOCATION IS REPORTED AS ON GRIZZLY CREEK.


References

Reference (Deposit): P. 48.

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


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