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Corson Prospect

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Tungsten
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041658
MRDS ID M056812
Record type Site
Current site name Corson Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.45559, 48.30567 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 4.3 MILES SE OF OKANOGAN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Omak Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Omak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Okanogan(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 032N 027E 05 SE OF NE Washington

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR OMAK LAKE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SCHEELITE REPORTED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore
Scheelite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.45559, 48.30567
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • OPEN CUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 270

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SPARSE MINERALIZATION IN PEGMATITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1982 Lawson, William A. U.S. Geological Survey

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