First Thought Mine

The First Thought Mine is a mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 2,959 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: First Thought Mine
Secondary: Names Are:Washington,Silver,And
Secondary: Loop Loop.

Commodity

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

Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Conconcully District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Unknown
Type: Unknown
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Last Chance Partnership(Talmo Inc-Loyal Bailes)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1892
Discovery Year: 1886
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Pyrargyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Stephanite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ESTIMATED LEAD-TIME TO PRODUCE ORE IS 9 MONTHS

References

Reference (Deposit): BETHUNE,G.A,1891,MINES MINS OF WA2ND AN REPORT OF STATE GEOL

Reference (Deposit): NOEN,W.S,1973,CONCONLLY MINING DIST,OK.CO.WA.WA.DIV GEOL I

Reference (Deposit): MENZER,F.J,1964,GEOL XLLINE ROCKSW.OKANOGAN CO.WA UWA PND TH

Reference (Deposit): JONES,E.L,JR 1916,RECON CONCONULYRUBY MING DIST WA.USGS BUL

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

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

Reference (Deposit): PATTY,E,N,1921,METAL MINES OF WA.WA.GEOL.SURV.BUL-23

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