Double Standard Group

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Iron
Sections on this page
  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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088625
MRDS ID M056760
Record type Site
Current site name Double Standard Group
Alternate or previous names Eclipse, Mammoth, Double Standard, Copper King
Related records 10179891, 10253227

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.71368, 48.84872 (WGS84)
Relative position 3.2-3.5 MILES WNW OF LOOMIS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Loomis(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

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 039N 025E 28,33 NE OF SW (28); NW (33) Washington

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH OF GOLD HILL; WEST OF RATTLESNAKE MTN; SSE OF QUARTZ MTN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe-Cap 50-75' Wide

Analytical data

Result $11-16 AU (1897)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Loomis Pluton
    Rock description Loomis Pluton
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.71368, 48.84872

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 22.86M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Iron Cap.

Comments on the geologic information

  • ALL 4 CLAIMS LIE ON A NNW LINE ONE MILE IN LENGTH. AREA OF ABUNDANT APLITIC DIKES. SURFACE OUTCROPS OXIDIZED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Palmer Mtn.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall depth 3.05M

Comments on the workings information

  • 10 FT SHAFT ON DOUBLE STANDARD.

Comments on development

  • AT LEAST ONE SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 138, 143.

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL 64, P. 84-85, PLATES 1-2

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRON CAP 50-75 FT WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1982 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1993 Lawson, William A. Cevarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.