| Deposit ID | 10036907 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025874 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Fleece Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mercer, T-Bone |
| Related records | 10228817 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.65645, 47.30788 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1036 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 4 MI NORTH OF LIBERTY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kittitas(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Liberty(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 | 021N | 017E | 13 | NEAR CENTER OF SW4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | TR-0.34 OZ/TON AU |
|---|
| Model code | 151 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25d |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Sado |
| Mark3 model number | 28 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Swauk Formation |
| Rock description | Swauk Formation |
| (1) | -120.65645, 47.30788 |
|---|
| General form | VEINS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Swauk District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Wenatchee National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | O. F. Fry |
| First year | 1941 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025874 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 132
DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 133.
DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHEAR ZONE ABOUT 4 IN. WIDE CUTS BEDS OF CARBONACEOUS SHALE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1985 | Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1992 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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