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Gove Prospect

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041651
MRDS ID M056803
Record type Site
Current site name Gove Prospect
Related records 10131851

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.87975, 48.41567 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Strawberry Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nespelem(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sanpoil(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
Willamette 034N 031E 26 SW Washington

Comments on the location information

  • NE OF MONEYMAKER CLAIM (RECORD NO. M056622)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Colville Batholith
    Rock description Colville Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Rock unit name Covada Group
    Rock description Covada Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.87975, 48.41567
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20W
    Dip 20E
    Thickness 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Contact Between Granite And Schist

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: PYRITE IN SILICIFIED SHEAR ZONE, PARALLEL TO SCHIST BEDDING

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Park City District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 677, P. 101, PLATE 1

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL 37, PART II, P. 140

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISSEMINATED PYRITE IN A SHEAR ZONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1982 Lawson, William A. Cevarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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