Magpie Canyon Placer

The Magpie Canyon Placer is a gold mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 1,900 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: Magpie Canyon Placer  

State:  Washington

County:  Kittitas

Elevation: 1,900 Feet (579 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 47.1, -120.68750

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Magpie Canyon Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Magpie Canyon Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Washington
County: Kittitas


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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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: Middle 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): NOTE: WDMG BULLETIN 37 (1956, PART II, VOL. 1, P. 186) REPORTS THIS LOCATION IN R. 18 E., BUT REPORTS THE MAGPIE CANYON LODE GOLD PROSPECT (0530370108) IN R. 17 E. THIS RECORD IS PLOTTED IN SEC. 34, T. 19 N., R. 17 E.


References

Reference (Deposit): P. 186.

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


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