Malott Prospect

Prospect in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, Zinc, Molybdenum, Nickel
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097247
MRDS ID M056582
Record type Site
Current site name Malott Prospect
Related records 10253031

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.67949, 48.254 (WGS84)
Relative position 10 MILES BY ROAD FROM RAILROAD AT MONSE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Malott(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Omak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Okanogan(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
032N 025E 22 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Nickel Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 200-300 LB OF SULFIDE ORE ON THE DUMP.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 2 CHANNEL SAMPLES, EACH 4 FT LONG, SHOWED 0.14 % AND 0.15 % MO.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Similkameen Batholith
    Rock description Similkameen Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.67949, 48.254

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 3.66M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Phillip Bedard And John Burns
    Home office Okanogan, Wa.
    First year 1942

Comments on development

  • 4 ADITS AND OPEN CUTS.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit KNOLLS OF QTZ AND PEGMATITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Mccoy, Gail U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1983 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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