Sledgehammer

Prospect in Chelan county in Washington, United States with commodities Asbestos, Copper, Talc-Soapstone
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. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10281080
MAS/MILS ID 0530070710
Record type Site
Current site name Sledgehammer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -120.81949, 47.91562 (WGS84)
Elevation 1650
Location accuracy 250(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chelan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Schaefer Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chelan(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)

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 028 N 016 E 23 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Tertiary
Copper Primary
Talc-Soapstone Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -120.81949, 47.91562

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chiwawa District

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES UNPUBLISHED GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS

  • Deposit

    STUDY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-OCT-94 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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