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M.D.O.I.# 1 Mine and Mill

Past Producer in Chelan county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10179900
MAS/MILS ID 0530070255
Record type Site
Current site name M.D.O.I.# 1 Mine and Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -120.68037, 47.42592 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chelan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blewett(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Wenatchee(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Chelan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 022 N 017 E 02 W2 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCATION; JUNCTION HWY #2 AND 97; TRAVEL SO. ON HWY #97 11.2 MI; TURN RIGHT AT HISTORICAL SIGN; 1.5 MI. TO MINE. LOCKED GATE, NEED FOREST SERVICE KEY. CLAIMS COVER SECS. 1,2,3 NE1/4 11,NW 1/4 12. 14 ADITS AND 7 PROSPECT PITS SHOWN ON TOPO MAP IN UPPER CULVER GULCH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Talc Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -120.68037, 47.42592
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Date of Last Modification 940922

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Blewett

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Montana De Oro. Inc. P. O. Box 146, Peshastin, Wa. 98847
    ID 4502867
    Home office Washington
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT. DATED OCT. 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1994 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 07/30/1985
MSHA mine ID4502867
Mine name (MSHA)M D O I #1 Mine & Mill
Current operatorMontana De Oro Inc
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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