First Thought Mine

Past Producer in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. 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. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10180421
MRDS ID M056613
MAS/MILS ID 0530470298
Record type Site
Current site name First Thought Mine
Alternate or previous names Names Are:Washington,Silver,And, Loop Loop.
Related records 10098469

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -119.74037, 48.49263 (WGS84)
Elevation 902
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ruby Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Omak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Okanogan(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 035 N 025 E 31 NENE Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrargyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Silver Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Stephanite Unknown
Tetrahedrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -119.74037, 48.49263

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10E
    Dip 60E
    Thickness 14M
    Length 213M
    Width 228M
    Area 24.3HA
    Depth to top 99999M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N10E:60E
    Minimum Depth to Top 99999
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Total Surface Area (HA) 24.3
    Date of Last Modification 830209

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1886
Year of first production 1892

Mining district

District name Conconcully District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Last Chance Partnership(Talmo Inc-Loyal Bailes)
    Interest 100
    Home office Washington
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BETHUNE,G.A,1891,MINES MINS OF WA2ND AN REPORT OF STATE GEOL

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING,M.T,1956,INVNTRY WA MIN DEPS.WA DIV GEOL BUL 37

  • Deposit

    JONES,E.L,JR 1916,RECON CONCONULYRUBY MING DIST WA.USGS BUL

  • Deposit

    MENZER,F.J,1964,GEOL XLLINE ROCKSW.OKANOGAN CO.WA UWA PND TH

  • Deposit

    NOEN,W.S,1973,CONCONLLY MINING DIST,OK.CO.WA.WA.DIV GEOL I

  • Deposit

    PATTY,E,N,1921,METAL MINES OF WA.WA.GEOL.SURV.BUL-23

  • Deposit

    WA.DIV.GEOL.EARTH RESOURCES UNPUBD DATA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ESTIMATED LEAD-TIME TO PRODUCE ORE IS 9 MONTHS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Lucas, J.M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references