Squaw Creek District

The Squaw Creek District is a gold mine located in Okanogan 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

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Site Name

Primary: Squaw Creek District
Secondary: Methow
Secondary: Golden Eagle
Secondary: Highland Mining and Milling Co.
Secondary: Holden - Campbell
Secondary: New London
Secondary: Washington
Secondary: Oregon and Idaho Mines and Claims

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: SQUAW CREEK DISTRICT

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: HOLDEN-CAMPBELL MINING CO.
Info Year: 1949

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: HYDROTHERMAL
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
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Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

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Structure

Type: L
Structure: FAULTING
Description: FAULT OFFSETS HUNTER VEIN 480 FT FROM PORTAL; THE FOOTWALL SIDEIS OFFSET 25 FT TO SOUTHEAST; SIMILAR FAULTS PRESENT AT FACE OF LOWER ADIT. OKANOGAN VEIN SHOWS CONSIDERABLE MOVEMENT AND IS FRACTURED AND SHEARED PARALLEL TO WALLS.

Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB. DATA.

Reference (Deposit): BARKSDALE, J.D., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE METHOW VALLEY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 68, PL. 1.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 141.

Reference (Deposit): BUNNING, B.B., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE TWISP 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-9, SCALE 1:100,000.

Reference (Deposit): CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34.

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 206-207, 233.

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