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North Star

Prospect in Chelan county in Washington, United States with commodities Lead, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10276395
MAS/MILS ID 0530070473
Record type Site
Current site name North Star

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.9222, 48.1928 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chelan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Suiattle Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Twisp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Chelan(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)

Glacier Peak Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 031 N 015 E 13 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • Political location in the record is Chelan county. Original coordinates are lat/long NAD27 48-11-34N 120-55-20-W (48.1928 -120.9222); UTM N5339595 E654415 Z10; PLSS Meridian- Willamette, 031 N, 015 E, Sect 13. Lat/long plots just inside Snohomish county. Recalculating DD using WGS84 datum moved the point 240m N, well inside Chelan county. UTM was cleared. PLSS remained correct.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.9222, 48.1928
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Date of Last Modification 940916

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Railroad Creek

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cascade Range Mining Co.
    Year 1897

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH ST BULL NO 37 PART II METALLIC P 207

  • Deposit

    ON SUMMIT NEAR LYMAN LK AT HEAD OFRAILROAD CR

  • Deposit

    SOURCE GIVES LOC AS SEC 18 (31-16E). MAP GRID PROB INCORRECT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-SEP-94 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor 22-JUL-08 Schruben, Paul U.S. Geological Survey Fixed lat/long - county disagreement.

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