| Deposit ID | 10008894 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001391 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Minnie Property |
| Related records | 10056011, 10228363 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.05589, 48.264 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 686 |
| Relative position | 3.5 MI NORTHEAST OF CARLTON; ABOUT 8 MI SOUTHEAST OF TWISP |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Okanogan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Twisp East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Twisp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Methow(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Okanogan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 032N | 022E | 14,23 | SW4 (14); NW4 OF NW4 (23) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Marcasite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Sulfur | Ore |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble |
| Rock unit name | Leecher Metamorphics;Leecher Metamorphics;Leecher Metamorphics |
| Rock description | Leecher Metamorphics;Leecher Metamorphics;Leecher Metamorphics |
| (1) | -120.05589, 48.264 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N15E |
| Dip | 63SE |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| Year of last production | 1945 |
| District name | Squaw Creek District; Leecher Creek Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Okanogan National Forest, At Boundary |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank C. Blocksom |
| Home office | Twisp, Wa. |
| First year | 1970 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank C. Blocksom ) |
| Home office | Twisp, Wa. |
| First year | 1949 |
| Year | 1945 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 77.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001391 |
LEMMON, D.M., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB. DATA.
LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP, MR-25, SCALE 1:1,168,000.
MOEN, W.S., 1971, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MININS OPERATIONS 1969-1970: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 46, P. 14.
BARKSDALE, J.D., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE METHOW VALLEY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 68, PL. 1.
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. 235.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 144.
CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 52-53.
WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 144
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LEACHED AND HONEYCOMBED QUARTZ VEIN PARALLEL TO METAMORPHIC FABRIC |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1973 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1983 | Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1993 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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