| Deposit ID | 10041489 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M056544 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Chariot Mine |
| Related records | 10180310 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.47923, 48.98817 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 457 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF OROVILLE. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Okanogan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040N | 027E | 06,07 | SE (06); NE (07) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 3 CARLOADS AVG $26 (AU, CU, AND AG)/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | $2-9 AG/TON |
| Result | AS MUCH AS 0.08 % SCHEELITE. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Kobau | ||||
| Rock description | Kobau | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -119.47923, 48.98817 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N15E |
| Dip | 35W |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Oroville District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stock Co. (Under Management Of W.H. Thomas) |
| Home office | Oroville, Wa. |
| First year | 1943 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M056544 |
WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 65.
WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL 5, P. 87-88
WASH. DIV. GEOL. BULL 34, P. 33
WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL 23, P. 246
HUNTTING, 1956
| 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. |
| 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 |
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