| Deposit ID | 10056024 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00272 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Poland China |
| Alternate or previous names | Molson, Overtop; |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.12366, 48.97401 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1173 |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Okanogan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040N | 029E | 11 | SE4 OF SE4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Marcasite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Spectacle Formation Of The Anarchist Group | ||||
| Rock description | Spectacle Formation Of The Anarchist Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -119.12366, 48.97401 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Marine Sedimentary Rocks Of The Spectacle Formation Formed Along An Active Continental Margin. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Myers Creek |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00272 |
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.
HODGES, L.K., 1897, MINING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, 116 P. [FACSIMILE REPRINTED 1967 IN TWO VOLUMES, MINING IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON, AND, MINING IN WESTERN WASHINGTON: SHOREY BOOK STORE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.]
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.
MOEN, W.S., 1980, MYERS CREEK AND WAUCONDA MINING DISTRICTS OF NORTHEASTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 73, 96 P., 6 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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HIGH-GRADE NEAR-SURFACE ORE CONTAINED 0.15-30 OZ/TON AU. ORE THAT WAS MINED AVERAGED ONLY 0.24 OZ/TON AU AND 0.40 OZ/TON AG. SOME WALL ROCK CONTAINED FROM 0.018 TO 0.06 OZ/TON AU. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTED OF MORE THAN 1500 FEET OF ADITS, SHAFTS, AND CROSSCUTS. THE PROPERTY IS ON PATENTED MINING CLAIMS (MOEN, 1980, P. 38). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1991 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1993 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey |
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