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Lucky Jim Vein

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, 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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041688
MRDS ID M056861
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Jim Vein
Related records 10304921

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.64477, 48.26372 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Malott(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
032N 025E 23 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • INSUFFICIENT TONNAGE FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATION

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE ON DUMP ESTIMATED TO CARRY 6% CU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Till
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Winthrop Sandstone
    Rock description Winthrop Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.64477, 48.26372
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Salt Pans

Ore body information

  • General form LAKE BED
    Thickness 0.46M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: BRINE, CRYSTALS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Upper Methow District; Winthrop Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Methow Gold And Copper Mining Co.
    First year 1917

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 67.

  • Deposit

    WASH. DGER BULL. 68, PLATE 1

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 1/2 ACRES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Greene, Robert U.S. Geological Survey

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