Bellevue Claims

Prospect in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Arsenic, Tellurium, 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041611
MRDS ID M056732
Record type Site
Current site name Bellevue Claims
Related records 10277720

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.56673, 48.90623 (WGS84)
Elevation 1292
Relative position .25 MILE SW OF MULCAHY VABM 4316.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bullfrog Mountain(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 039N 026E 04 W2 OF NE OF SE OF NW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Arsenic Critical Primary
Tellurium Critical Primary
Antimony Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SEVERAL TONS PRODUCED, 5 CLAIMS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrargyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Silver Ore
Stephanite Ore

Analytical data

Result $75 AU, AG
Result GREATER THAN 50% AU IN 1/2 TON SHIPMENT

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Bullfrog Mtn
    Rock description Bullfrog Mtn
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.56673, 48.90623

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Vuggy Qtz Vein N45w, 50sw & Pyritic Felsite Sill N-S, 50 Deg W

Ore body information

  • Strike N 29 E
    Dip 45-66 SE
    Width 0.91M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 10 INCH TO 3 FT VEIN, AVERAGE 15 IN. WIDTH

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Wannacut Lake District; Bullfrog Mtn Area

Land status

Ownership category State Forest

Comments on development

  • SMALL SHAFT AND SEVERAL OPEN CUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 136.

  • Deposit

    WASH. DGER BULL 73, P. 78-79, PLATES 1-2

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QTZ VEIN ENCLOSED IN SLATE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1975 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1982 Lawson, William A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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