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Abernathy Mine

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Silver
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041732
MRDS ID M056940
Record type Site
Current site name Abernathy Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.97309, 48.94317 (WGS84)
Elevation 2265

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buckhorn Mountain(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

Colville National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 040N 030E 25 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • OF VALUE TO COLLECTORS ONLY

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Zoisite Ore
Epidote Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.3-1.0 OZ AU/TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Newby
    Rock description Newby
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.97309, 48.94317
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner R. Abernathy
    Home office Los Angeles, Ca.
    First year 1946

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 62.

  • Deposit

    WASH DGER. BULL 68, PLATE 1

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Greene, Robert U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1985 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey

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