| Deposit ID | 10277741 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025886 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530370145 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Swauk Creek Placers |
| Alternate or previous names | Swauk Mining & Dredging Placer, Mmc Resources Gold Placer Prospect |
| Related records | 10036918 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.69697, 47.24312 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 731 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kittitas(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Swauk Prairie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Yakima(hydrologic unit)
Yakima(hydrologic accounting unit)
Yakima(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Kittitas |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 020 N | 017 E | 10 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | Upper Eocene volcanic rocks |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Swauk Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Swauk Mining And Dredging Co. |
| Home office | Washington |
| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kittitas Gold Mining Co. |
| Home office | Washington |
| Year | 1923 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530370145 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025886 | MAS references MRDS |
WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
P. 187.
WA. GEOLOGIC NEWSLETTER, V. 18, NO. 1, MAR. 1990, P. 8, 17.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-JUN-94 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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