| Deposit ID | 10277381 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530370343 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boss |
| Alternate or previous names | Skeeter Creek Workings, Vidette |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.07449, 47.55122 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chelan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
The Cradle(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Skykomish River(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)
Alpine Lakes Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Kittitas |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 024 N | 014 E | 22 | SW | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Arsenopyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Talc | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -121.07449, 47.55122 |
|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cle Elum District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530370343 |
HODGES, L.K., 1897, MINING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: THE
POST INTELLIGENCER, SEATTLE, WA (CLE ELUM MAP).
WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLEITN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
P. 131.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1542, 1989, P. 158, 164.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPORTED AS AN EXTENSION OF THE AMERICAN EAGLE PROPERTY (0530370330). MOST LIKELY THE SKEETER CREEK WORKINGS IN USGS BULL. 1542. POSSIBLY THE VIDETTE PROPERTY IN HODGES (CLE ELUM MAP, NO. 3). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-APR-1994 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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