Minnie Property

Past Producer in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Copper, Zinc, Sulfur
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008894
MRDS ID D001391
Record type Site
Current site name Minnie Property
Related records 10056011, 10228363

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.05589, 48.264 (WGS84)
Elevation 686
Relative position 3.5 MI NORTHEAST OF CARLTON; ABOUT 8 MI SOUTHEAST OF TWISP

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 032N 022E 14,23 SW4 (14); NW4 OF NW4 (23) Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ON A FORK OF LEECHER CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Sulfur Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • UNKNOWN TUNGSTON VALUES IN 1941 AND 1945 PRODUCTION.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Marcasite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Sulfur Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.05589, 48.264

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Strike N15E
    Dip 63SE
    Thickness 0.91M

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT LIES WITHING 1000 FT OF THE CRETACEOUS SUMMIT-FRAZER GNEISS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1941
Year of last production 1945

Mining district

District name Squaw Creek District; Leecher Creek Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Okanogan National Forest, At Boundary

Ownership information

  • 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

Production statistics

  • Year 1945
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 219g/mt
    Major Ore Gold Gold 13g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • CORDILLERAN EXPLORATION, INC. WORKED A HEAP LEACH OPERATION IN 1984-1985

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 77.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • 1945: 60 FT ADIT AND OPEN CUTS. 1956: 165 FT ADIT ON WHICH WAS 55 FT WINZE, 25 FT DRIFT, AND 30 FT STOPE; ALSO SEVERAL OPEN CUTS.

Comments on development

  • HOUSE BUILT IN 1951. DEVELOPMENT IN 1967, 1968, 1969-1970.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LEACHED AND HONEYCOMBED QUARTZ VEIN PARALLEL TO METAMORPHIC FABRIC

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.