| Deposit ID | 10041603 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M056714 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Zone Mine |
| Related records | 10253205 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.7309, 48.97539 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 488 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 11.6 MILES NW OF LOOMIS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Okanogan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nighthawk(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Oroville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Similkameen(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Okanogan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040N | 025E | 08 | SE OF NW OF SW OF SW | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | UP TO $10 PB, $25 AU, AND $4 OZ AG PER TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Similkameen Composite Pluton | ||||||
| Rock description | Similkameen Composite Pluton | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -119.7309, 48.97539 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault Zone N60e, 45nnw, Qtz To 11n |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 E |
| Dip | 45 NNW |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1939 |
| District name | Nighthawk District; Mt Chopaka Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1524M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M056714 |
WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 140.
WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL 5, P. 95
WASH. DMG BULL 64, P. 88-89, PLATES 1-2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHEARED QUARTZ VEIN. |
| Deposit | 5 PATENTED CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Greene, Robert | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1982 | Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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