Surprise

Prospect in Ferry county in Washington, United States with commodity Gold
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  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041131
MRDS ID M056061
Record type Site
Current site name Surprise
Related records 10301784

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.52086, 48.97957 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ferry(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Curlew(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Republic(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kettle(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)

Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Ferry

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
40N 34E 16 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result $17/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.52086, 48.97957

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 0.61M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1974 Greene, Robert U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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