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Reco Mine

Prospect in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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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. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041638
MRDS ID M056780
Record type Site
Current site name Reco Mine
Related records 10184478

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.0431, 48.96178 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/2 MI N OF CHESAW

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chesaw(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oroville(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
040N 030E 16 CENTER OF E2 OF E2 OF E2 OF SW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 150 TONS TO NORTHPORT SMELTER IN 1916, 1917

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result $20/TON ON SHIPPED ORE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Kobau
    Rock description Kobau

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.0431, 48.96178
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 0.61M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VEINS 1-2' WIDE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Myers Ck

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Reco Mining Co.
    Home office Bremerton, Wa.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH. DGER BULL. 73, P. 6, 10-11, 22, 29, 31, 38-40

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Greene, Robert U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1984 Lawson, William A. U.S. Geological Survey

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