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Alta Lake Prospect

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Nickel, Copper
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041661
MRDS ID M056817
Record type Site
Current site name Alta Lake Prospect
Related records 10155567

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.95033, 47.99733 (WGS84)
Relative position .75 MILE SOUTH OF ALTA LAKE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Azwell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Banks Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ritzville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chief Joseph(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 029N 023E 22 NW Washington

Comments on the location information

  • 600 FT ABOVE VALLEY FLOOR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Analytical data

Result 1.48 % NI, 0.41 % CU, NO AU OR AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.95033, 47.99733
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Zone

Ore body information

  • General form 2-4' SHEAR ZONE
    Width 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Forrest Wooten
    Home office Azwell, Wa.
    First year 1951

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 20.12M
    Overall length 20.12M

Comments on development

  • 66 FT ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 277

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 TO 4 FT SHEAR ZONE IN SCHIST AND GNEISS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1982 Lawson, William A. U.S. Geological Survey

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