Minnie Mine

Past Producer in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodity Gold
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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10228363
MRDS ID D001391
MAS/MILS ID 0530470745
Record type Site
Current site name Minnie Mine
Related records 10008894

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.05677, 48.26483 (WGS84)
Elevation 671
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

Twisp East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Twisp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Methow(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 Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 032 N 022 E 23 NWNWNW Washington

Comments on the location information

  • MSHA LOCATION:TURN BETWEEN CARLTON GENERAL STORE & FIRE DEPT .5 MI., GO THROUGH NINETY DEGREE LEFT; TURN RIGHT AND TRAVEL 0.3 MILES & TURN LEFT AT VINTIN RD. & TRAVEL ON THAT RD. UNTIL YOU HIT THE MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.05677, 48.26483

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Minnie Mine Group
    ID 4502909
    Home office Star Rt. Box 280, Carlton, Wa 98814
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    WASHINGTON STATE DEPT. OF ECOLOGY. CONFIRMED AND SUSPECTED

  • Production

    CONTAMINATED SITES REPORT, OCT. 13, 1993.

  • Deposit

    MSHA RPT. DATED AUGUST 1981

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Environmental Factors THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARMENT OF ECOLOGY ISSUED AN ENFORCEMENT ORDER TO THE USDA FOREST SERVICE FOR A CLEANUP ACTION PLAN (CAP) AT THIS SITE. THE CLEANUP OPTION SELECTED FROM THE PHASE II REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION IS TO PUT A CAP OF NATIVE SOILD AND LIME OVER THE PROCESSED ORE HEAP, LAND APPLICATION AREA, AND UNPROCESSED ORE HEAP. THE CAP WILL BE 1-1/2 FEET THICK AND WILL BE PLANTED WITH NATIVE GRASS. THE FOREST SERVICE WILL MONITOR THE CAP FOR EROSION, EFFECTIVENESS, WATER MOISTURE, AND GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION (SITE REGISTER, TOXICS CLEANUP PROGRAM, OCTOBER 11, 1994, P. 13).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-DEC-94 O'Brien, Mary Ann 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 06/18/1986
MSHA mine ID4502909
Mine name (MSHA)Minnie Mine
Current operatorCordilleran Development Inc
Current controller (parent)Martin Michael R & Ralph Jr
Mine typeSurface (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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External references