Beecher

Prospect in Stevens county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead
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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. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041439
MRDS ID M056470
Record type Site
Current site name Beecher
Related records 10253617, 10301747

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.16169, 48.92235 (WGS84)
Elevation 762

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Stevens(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Laurier(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Republic(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kettle(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Colville 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 Stevens

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
40N 37E 31 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PRODUCED 22 TONS BEFORE 1913

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Limonite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sylvanite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result $4 TO 24 AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.16169, 48.92235

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 2.44M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Orient

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 Greene, Robert U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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