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Sharp and Balthus Prospect

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095559
MRDS ID M056846
Record type Site
Current site name Sharp and Balthus Prospect
Related records 10253225

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.89114, 48.38123 (WGS84)
Relative position 1/2 MI N OF PARK CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Strawberry Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nespelem(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sanpoil(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 033N 031E 11 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LIGNITE OCCURS IN A SEAM

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.89114, 48.38123
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN FOLLOWS BEDDING
    Strike N 77 E
    Dip 60 NW
    Length 15.24M
    Width 8.23M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE SILVER BEARING IRON OXIDE ZONES OCCUR IN ELY FM LIMESTONE. THE RADIOACTIVE LIGNITE SEAM OCCURS IN BENTONITE IN AREA A. THE GOSSAN DEPOSITS IS IN AREA B, C, AND D.
  • GEOL.DESC: ARGILLITE SHEARED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPMENT CONSIST OF ONE SHAFT AND SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Greene, Robert U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1990 Lawson, William A. U.S. Geological Survey

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