| Deposit ID | 10104273 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00196 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bi-Metallic |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.14366, 48.84956 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Okanogan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Havillah(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Oroville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Kettle(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Okanogan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 039N;039N | 029E;029E | 26}27 | NW4 (26); SE4 (27) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Powellite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -119.14366, 48.84956 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Myers Creek, Buckhorn Mtn Area |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00196 |
HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
MOEN, W.S., 1980, MYERS CREEK AND WAUCONDA MINING DISTRICTS OF NORTHEASTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 73, 96 P., 6 PL.
PURDY, C.P., JR., 1952, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1952: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 20, 75 P.
PURDY, C.P., JR., 1954, MOLYBDENUM OCCURENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 19, 118 P., 6 PL.
STOFFEL, K.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OROVILLE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-11, 58 P., 1 PL.
WDGER OF 90-18
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SHAFTS AND TWO ADITS. A TOTAL OF 2200 FEET OF LINEAR TRENCHING WAS DONE BY THE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (USBM) IN 1945 TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF MINERALIZATION; NO SIGNIFICANT MINERALIZATION WAS FOUND. ASSAYS OF SAMPLES FROM THE ADIT BY THE USBM RANGED FROM 2.20 TO 3.87% MO AND 0.03 TO 0.32% CU AND SHOWED TRACES OF AU AND AG. SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE TRENCH AVERAGED 0.32% CU; TRACE AMOUNTS OF AU AND AG WERE FOUND IN SOME SAMPLES. SAMPLING SUGGESTS THAT THE BETTER COPPER VALUES ARE FOUND IN SAMPLES FROM NEAR THE SURFACE, WHEREAS THE HIGHER MOLYBDENUM VALUES ARE FROM SAMPLES COLLECTED AT DEEPER LEVELS IN THE MINERALIZED SYSTEM (MOEN, 1980, P. 57). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1991 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1993 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey |
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