| Deposit ID | 10048525 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP00115 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | American Flag |
| Alternate or previous names | Oriental and Central |
| Related records | 10055965 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.38702, 48.59289 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 853 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1 MI NORTHEAST OF MAZAMA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Okanogan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mazama(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Robinson Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Methow(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Okanogan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 036N | 020E | 30 | SE4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | 0.16-3.08 OZ/TON AU ACROSS 2 IN.-2 FT INTERVALS |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Fawn Peak Stock;Fawn Peak Stock |
| Rock description | Fawn Peak Stock;Fawn Peak Stock |
| (1) | -120.38702, 48.59289 |
|---|
| General form | BRECCIA PIPE CONTAINING QUARTZ STRINGERS WITH SULFIDES |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mazama District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Quintana Minerals Corp. |
| First year | 1988 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mahlon Mccain And Associates |
| First year | 1946 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 426.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00115 |
DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 165.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 135.
JOSEPH, N.L., 1989, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1988: WASHINGTON GEOLOGIC NEWSLETTER, V. 17, NO. 1, P. 3-21.
DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT HAS BEEN GIVEN THE INFORMAL NAME OF A BRECCIA PIPE CU DEPOSIT, FOR WHICH THERE IS NO PUBLISHED MODEL. DEPOSIT IS NOW CONSIDERED PART OF MAZAMA PORPHYRY COPPER PROPERTY |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD MP00023 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1992 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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