Jumbo Prospect

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodity Antimony
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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10009042
MRDS ID D001674
Record type Site
Current site name Jumbo Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.18507, 48.19844 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 10 MI NORTHWEST OF METHOW, ABOUT 0.7 MI SOUTHEAST OF FOGGY DEW CAMPGROUND, Estimated In Projected Quarter Section, Estimated In Projected Quarter Section, Estimated In Projected Quarter Section

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hungry Mountain(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 031N 021E 11 SW4 OF SW4 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED. ON SOUTH SIDE OF GOLD CREEK. PART OF ANTIMONY QUEEN GROUP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • STIBNITE IS BLADED AND OCCURS ALSO AS AGGREGATES OF ANHEDRAL CRYSTALS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Pyritization, Silicification

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 180
USGS model code 27d
Deposit model name Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Newby Group;Newby Group;Newby Group
    Rock description Newby Group;Newby Group;Newby Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.18507, 48.19844

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Strike N45E
    Dip 65NW
    Thickness 0.61M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gold Creek Mining District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Okanogan National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 20 FT TRENCH

Comments on development

  • THERE ARE ABOUT 20 TONS OF ORE ON DUMP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 124-125.

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 19.

  • 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. 169.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE
Deposit SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD M060134

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-75 Miller, M. H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-91 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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