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Cabin Shaft

Prospect in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold
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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. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097262
MRDS ID M056711
Record type Site
Current site name Cabin Shaft

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.01836, 48.16123 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 MI W OF NESPELEM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Armstrong Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Omak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chief Joseph(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 031N 030E 27 NE Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ON SOUTHEAST SPUR OF MINERAL HILL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Kaolin And Sericite Are Developed In The Granite Wal L Rocks, And The Sulfide Replacement In Some Cases Extends Ou T Into The Walls.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Colville Batholith
    Rock description Colville Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.01836, 48.16123
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEINLETS 1-4" WIDE IN FRACTURE ZONES
    Strike N50W
    Dip NE
    Width 0.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GRANITE SPARSELY MINERALIZED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nespelem District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Great Metals Mining And Milling Co.
    First year 1915
    Last year 1926

Comments on the workings information

  • 200 FT SHAFT, TWO DRIFTS; 85 FT BELOW THE SHAFT COLL AR A DRIFT IS DRIVEN NW FOR 30 FT. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT IS 15 FT CROSSCUT TO THE ORE & THEN A SHORT EXPLORATORY DRIF T ALONG THE ORE ZONE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZED QTZ AND CALCITE VEINLETS IN FRACTURE ZON E IN GRANITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1975 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-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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