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Okanogan Copper Claims

Prospect in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Copper
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097268
MRDS ID M056771
Record type Site
Current site name Okanogan Copper Claims
Related records 10204497

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.71923, 48.69566 (WGS84)
Elevation 640
Relative position N SIDE SINLAHEKIN CK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blue Goat Mountain(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
037N 025E 20 NE Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NO PRODUCTION

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAID TO CARRY AU, CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.71923, 48.69566
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Zones

Ore body information

  • General form STRINGERS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zones; Near Shale- Qtz Diorite Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: HEAVILY PYRITIZED, AU IN STRINGERS & SHALES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Conconcully District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Okanogan Copper Co.
    First year 1917

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 152.4M
    Overall length 152.4M

Comments on development

  • 500 FT ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 145

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHEAR ZONES IN METAMORPHOSED SHALES CONTAINING QUARTSTRINGERS. METAMORPHOSED SHALES ARE HEAVILY PYRATIZED.
Deposit GROUP OF CLAIMS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1982 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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