Golden Chariot Mine

Past Producer in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Molybdenum
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041489
MRDS ID M056544
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Chariot Mine
Related records 10180310

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.47923, 48.98817 (WGS84)
Elevation 457
Relative position ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF OROVILLE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oroville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oroville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Okanogan(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 040N 027E 06,07 SE (06); NE (07) Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PRODUCTION $4000 BEFORE 1911, 9 CARS ORE LATER

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 3 CARLOADS AVG $26 (AU, CU, AND AG)/TON
Result $2-9 AG/TON
Result AS MUCH AS 0.08 % SCHEELITE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Kobau
    Rock description Kobau
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.47923, 48.98817

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike N15E
    Dip 35W
    Width 1.52M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Quartz Lenses In Shear Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE VEIN OCCURS ALONG PLANE OF A THRUST FAULT, WITH A SMALL THROW.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Oroville District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Stock Co. (Under Management Of W.H. Thomas)
    Home office Oroville, Wa.
    First year 1943

Comments on the production information

  • 9 CARLOADS HANDSORTED ORE PRODUCED AFTER 1911.

Comments on the workings information

  • AN INCLINE SHAFT DOWN THE DIP OF THE ORE ZONE FOR 350 FT; THERE IS CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND STOPING AT THE 150, 200, AND 300 FT LEVELS; AND OPEN CUTS.

Comments on development

  • OPEN CUTS, SHAFT, DRIFTS, AND STOPES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SERIES OF OVERLAPPING S-SHAPED LENSES OF MINERALIZED QUARTZ FILLING FRACTURE CLEAVAGES. THE NARROW ARGILLITE BANDS BETWEEN QTZ LENSES ARE SLIGHTLY IMPREGNATED WITH SULFIDES.
Deposit 4 PATENTED CLAIMS: WAVERLY, GOLDEN CHARIOT, GOLD BOY, AND NEW YEAR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Mccoy, Gail U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1982 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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