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Alder Mine

Past Producer in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10277738
MRDS ID M060156
MAS/MILS ID 0530470333
Record type Site
Current site name Alder Mine
Related records 10103874

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -120.15898, 48.32173 (WGS84)
Elevation 1073
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Twisp West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Twisp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Methow(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 033 N 021 E 36 SWNENW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Azurite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -120.15898, 48.32173
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N25W
    Dip 80W
    Thickness 183M
    Length 183M
    Width 41M
    Area 197HA
    Depth to top 99999M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N25W:80W
    Minimum Depth to Top 99999
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Total Surface Area (HA) 197
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1896
Year of first production 1939

Mining district

District name Methow Valley Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Continental Mining And Excavation 3101 Oaks Ave. Everett
    Home office Washington
    Year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Indicated 388000mt ore
    Demonstrated 388000mt ore
    Inferred 2268000mt ore
    Total resources 4082000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.92 g/mt Gold Major 1977
    Zinc Zn 1.8 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1977
    Silver Ag 15.18 g/mt Silver Minor 1977
    Copper Cu 0.5 wt-pct Copper Trace 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING,M.T.1956,INVENTORY WA. MIN.WA DIV. MINES,BUL. #37

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. GEOL & EARTH RESOURCES, UNPUBLISHED DATA

  • Deposit

    BARKSDALE,J.D.1975 GEOL METHOW VALLEY,OK CO,WA.WA.DIV. OF GE

  • Deposit

    EARTH RESOURCES: BUL. # 68

  • Deposit

    GRANT,A.R.1973,REPT.INVEST ALDER MINE AREA,OKAN. CO.,WA. (PR

  • Deposit

    BY ALAN ROBERT GRANT,LANGLEY,WASH. 17 TOTAL PAGES

  • Deposit

    WEISENBORN,A.E,1966,MIN&WATER RES. OF WASH. WASH. DIVISION O

  • Deposit

    AND GEOLOGY ,REPRINT # 9

  • Deposit

    GRANT A.R.JAN.,1975, ALDER MINE PROJ., 16 PAGES TOTAL

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. GEOL. AND EARTH RESOURCES, 1991, WA. GEOLOGY,

  • Deposit

    V. 19, NO. 1, P. 8, 19.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD 40,9.6 KM MINE ROAD, WATER& ELEC. SOURCES 9 KM REC. 80 COLS. 35-52 EXPOSED EST. LEAD-TIME 3-6 MOS. TO PROD. 08 ORE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-NOV-91 Lucas, J.M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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