Marlin

The Marlin is a copper mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 6,201 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: Marlin
Secondary: Marlin Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Stehekin

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

Not available

Production

Not available

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

Not available

Orebody

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): NOTE: ACCORDING TO HUNTTING (1943, P. 41), THIS PROSPECT IS NE OF THE QUIEN SABE PROSPECT, ON THE RIDGE WEST OF DOUBTFUL LAKE. HOWEVER, DOUBTFUL LAKE IS IN THE E/2 SEC. 36, T. 35 N., R. 13 E. (UNSURVEYED). THIS NARRATIVE PRESENTS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE QUIEN SABE PROSPECT (HUNTTING, 1943, P. 42) IS REPORTED IN "SEC. 31, T. 35 N., R. 15 E., IN DOUBTFUL LAKE BASIN." ASSUMING THE QUIEN SABE PROSPECT IS IN SEC. 31, T. 35 N., R. 14 E., THE MARLIN PROPSECT CANNOT BE BOTH NORTHEAST OF THE QUIEN SABE PROSPECT AND ON THE RIDGE WEST OF DOUBTFUL LAKE (SEE CASCADE PASS 7.5-MIN. TOPO MAP). IN ADDITION TO THIS MESS, HUNTTING (1956, P. 46) REPORTS THIS PROSPECT AS NEAR THE NE CORNER OF SEC. 36, T. 35 N., R. 14 E., WHICH IS EITHER A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR OR A SCIENTIFIC WILD ASS GUESS. WAIT!! A METSKER MAP IN THE BLACK WARRIOR MINE (0530070290) FILE HAS UNLOCKED THE MYSTERY. THE MARLIN PROSPECT IS SHOWN NORTHWEST OF DOUBTFUL LAKE IN THE SE/4 NE/4 NE/4 SEC. 36, T. 35 N., R. 13 E., AND THE NW/4 NW/4 NW/4 SEC. 31, T. 35 N., R. 14 E., BOTH UNSUR- VEYED TOWNSHIPS., WHICH ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE. THE LOCATION OF THIS RECORD IS PLOTTED ON THE IMAGINARY LINE BETWEEN R. 13 AND 14 E.

References

Reference (Deposit): P. 49.

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1960, PART II, VOL. 1,

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. RI 9, 1943, P. 41-42.

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