| Deposit ID | 10055988 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00221 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Chariot |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.48228, 48.98984 (WGS84) |
|---|
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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Okanogan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040N}040N | 027E}027E | 6}7 | SE4 (06) OF NE4 (07) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Silver Nail Lake Formation;Kobau Formation |
| Rock description | Silver Nail Lake Formation;Kobau Formation |
| (1) | -119.48228, 48.98984 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Kobau Formation Was Deposited Along An Active Continental Margin Proximal To An Island Arc. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Oroville |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00221 |
CULVER, H.E.; BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, 89 P., 23 PL.
HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
PATTY, E.N., 1921, THE METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 23, 366 P.
ROPER, M.W., 1973, GEOLOGY OF THE KELSEY COPPER-MOLYBDENUM PROPERTY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY MASTER OF SCIENCE THESIS, 97 P., 5 PL.
STOFFEL, K.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OROVILLE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-11, 58 P., 1 PL.
UMPLEBY, J.B., 1911, PART I.-- GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MYERS CREEK MINING DISTRICT; PART II. -- GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE OROVILLE-NIGHTHAWK MINING DISTRICT: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 5, 111 P.
DERKEY, R.E.; JOSEPH, N.L.; LASMANIS, R., 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON-PRELIMINARY REPORT: STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, 577 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PROPERTY WAS OPENED UP BY AN INCLINED SHAFT DOWN THE 30 DEGREE DIP OF THE ORE ZONE FOR A REPORTED DISTANCE OF 350 FEET; SEVERAL OPEN CUTS WERE ALSO PRESENT (CULVER AND BROUGHTON, 1945, P. 32). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1991 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey |
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