Timm Tungsten

Prospect in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10131606
MAS/MILS ID 0530470029
Record type Site
Current site name Timm Tungsten
Alternate or previous names Chief Joseph, Chief Jo Tungsten Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.35335, 48.05764 (WGS84)
Elevation 370
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Trefry Canyon(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 030 N 028 E 31 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.35335, 48.05764

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 4HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .65
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 3
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 100
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 2.2
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM-WFOC FILE 74.5; CONTACT DEP.;(DIRT ROAD); SMALL OPEN PI

  • Deposit

    ALSO MINERAL PROPERTY FILE NO.74.34

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-NOV-83 Gosling U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.