| Deposit ID | 10094250 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001388 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chelan |
| Alternate or previous names | Pennington |
| Related records | 10253255 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.10395, 48.10483 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 914 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 11 MI SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CARLTON. ABOUT 2.3 MI WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HUNTER MOUNTAIN, Estimated From Map And Description In Culver And Broughton |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Okanogan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cooper Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Twisp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Methow(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Okanogan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 030N | 022E | 17 | NEAR NE CORNER | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AU VALES OF $21-161/TON ARE REPORTED |
|---|---|
| Result | SCHEELITE CONTENT LESS THAN 0.25 %. |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Cooper Mountain Batholith |
| Rock description | Cooper Mountain Batholith |
| (1) | -120.10395, 48.10483 |
|---|
| General form | VEINS IN SHEAR ZONE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N80-85W |
| Dip | 85-90SW |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Squaw Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Okanogan National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Roy Pennington |
| First year | 1943 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001388 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 137.
LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-25, SCALE 1:1,168,000.
CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 44-45, 49.
BARKSDALE, J.D., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE METHOW VALLEY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 68, PL. 1.
BUNNING, B.B., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE TWISP 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-9, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NARROW QUARTZ VEINS CONTAINING MINOR GOLD AND SPECKS OF SCHEELITE (TO 0.25 IN. ACROSS). ONLY 2 OF THE SEVERAL VEINS ARE KNOWN TO CONTAIN W. THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN |
| Deposit | AT LEAST 7 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updater | 01-AUG-82 | Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 01-JUN-73 | Elliot, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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