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Blanche Claim

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088619
MRDS ID M056725
Record type Site
Current site name Blanche Claim
Related records 10301534

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.54367, 48.98762 (WGS84)
Elevation 465
Relative position 1.5 MILES WNW OF SHANKERS BEND.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bullfrog Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oroville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Similkameen(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
040N 026E 10 SE OF NE OF NW OF NE Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Analytical data

Result $56 AU, AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    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) -119.54367, 48.98762
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Vein Set

Ore body information

  • Strike N 50 E
    Dip 50 NW
    Width 1.22M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: AG, AU OCCUR OVER 42 IN-4 FT WIDTHS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Similkameen Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 3.05M
    Overall length 54.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • 80 FT AND 100 FT ADITS; TWO 10 FT SHAFTS.

Comments on development

  • SHAFTS AND ADITS.

Reference information

Reporter information

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

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