Mount Chopaka Chromite

The Mount Chopaka Chromite is a mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 7,480 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: Mount Chopaka Chromite  

State:  Washington

County:  Okanogan

Elevation: 7,480 Feet (2,280 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 48.965, -119.77640

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Mount Chopaka Chromite MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mount Chopaka Chromite


Commodity

Tertiary: Chromium


Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Nighthawk District


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Briley, William And Thorne, C.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1917
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

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Serpentine


Comments

Comment (Deposit): REF RECORD 080 COLUMNS 35-75 INSUFFICIENT DATA

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IS ONGOING.


References

Reference (Deposit): HIBBARD M J 1960 BDRK GEOL PETRGYCHOPAKA MT,OK CO.WA UNPUBD

Reference (Deposit): UNIV WASH

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING M T 1956 WA DIV MINES GEOL BUL 37

Reference (Deposit): RINEHART C D,FOX K F,JR,1972 GEOL MIN DEPS LOOMIS QUAD OK CO

Reference (Deposit): DIV MINES GEOL BUL 64

Reference (Deposit): USBM WFOC UNPUBLISHED DATA FROM MIN PROP FILES

Reference (Deposit): WILSON N OTHERS USBM RI 3694 SOMEREFRACTY PROPS WA CR,1943


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