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Detroit-Windsor Prospect

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Iron
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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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088626
MRDS ID M056767
Record type Site
Current site name Detroit-Windsor Prospect
Related records 10228558

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.62839, 48.77873 (WGS84)
Elevation 884
Relative position ABOUT 2.7 MILES SOUTH 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 038N 025E 24 S2 OF SW OF NE OF NE OF N2 OF NW OF SE OF NE Washington

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION APPROXIMATE; WEST SLOPE AENEAS MTN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe-Cap Ledge 14 Ft Wide, 2-5% Cu, Some Au

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) -119.62839, 48.77873
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Palmer Mtn District

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall depth 30.48M

Comments on development

  • SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FE CAPPED LEDGE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1982 Lawson, William A. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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