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Lovitt

Past Producer in Chelan county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Antimony, Zinc, Lead, Arsenic
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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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Production statistics
  20. Workings at the site
  21. Links to other databases
  22. Bibliographic references
  23. General comments
  24. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042374
MRDS ID M060135
Record type Site
Current site name Lovitt
Alternate or previous names L-D Gold Mine, Golden King, Wenatchee, Squillchuck, Gold King Mine
Related records 10055844, 10228180

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.31644, 47.38177 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Relative position 3 MI SOUTH OF CENTRAL WENATCHEE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chelan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Columbia-Entiat(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Chelan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 022N 020E 22 NE4 OF SW4 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ON WEST SIDE OF SQUILLCHUCK CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BOTH VEINS AND COUNTRY ROCK CONTAIN SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES OF GOLD.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Acanthite Ore
Arsenopyrite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Electrum Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Hessite Ore
Marcasite Ore
Naumannite Ore
Pyrargyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chalcedony Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) 3 Stages Of Hydrothermal Alteration: Sericitization; Silicification And Brecciation; Resilicification. Also Argillic, Potassic, And Chloritic Alteration

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE OF ORE PRODUCED FROM 1949 TO 1967 IS 0.396 OZ/TON AU AND 0.607 OZ/TON AG.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 150
USGS model code 25c
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Comstock
Mark3 model number 16

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Saddle Rock Andesite;Porphyry Of Wenatchee Dome And Rooster Comb;Porphyry Of Wenatchee Dome And Rooster Comb
    Rock description Saddle Rock Andesite;Porphyry Of Wenatchee Dome And Rooster Comb;Porphyry Of Wenatchee Dome And Rooster Comb
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Chumstick Formation;Chumstick Formation;Chumstick Formation
    Rock description Chumstick Formation;Chumstick Formation;Chumstick Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) Miocene volcanic rocks
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw Trending Chiwakum Graben Bounded By Entiat And Leavenworth Faults
Type of structure Local
Structure description Zone Of Northerly Trending Steep Faults And Imbricate Thrust Faults.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR STOCKWORK, VEINS, DISSEMINATED, BONANZA BODIES
    Strike N 45 W
    Dip 30-80NE
    Plunge 70
    Plunge direction NW
    Length 1524M
    Width 91.44M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 320.04M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Footwall Fissure - A Zone Of Shaly, Lustrous, Black Fault Gouge - Dips Sw - Ore Is Above This Fissure.

Comments on the geologic information

  • COLUMBIA RIVER BASALT (YAKIMA) OVERLIES SEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN AREA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1885
Year of first production 1894
Production years 1894, 1910, 1938-39, 1944-46, 1949-67

Mining district

District name Wenatchee District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Asamera Minerals (U. S.), Inc., And Breakwater Resources, Ltd.
    First year 1990

Production statistics

  • Year 1946
    Period 1944-1946
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.42 Oz/Ton Au, 0.49 Oz/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 14g/mt
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 12g/mt
  • Year 1967
    Period 1949-1967
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.396 Oz/Ton Au, 0.607 Oz/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 17g/mt
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 10g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • HUNTTING (1956) REPORTED 240 TONS IN 1894, 170 TONS IN 1910, 20,000 TONS 1938-1939, AND 6,216 TONS IN 1944-46

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SILICIFIED "REEFS" THAT EXTEND NW FROM GOLD KING MINE ARE LOCALLY MINERALIZED AND PROBABLY REPRESENT A MODERATE SIZED GOLD RESOURCE - ALBEIT TOO LOW GRADE TO MINE AT PRESENT-DAY (MID 1970'S) PRICES.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 4827.9M
    Overall depth 198.12M
    Overall length 609.6M
    Overall width 45.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY, 2 ADITS, INCLINED SHAFT

Comments on development

  • LONG HOLE DRILLING WAS ACCEPTED METHOD FOR EXPLORING EXTENSIONS OF KNOWN ORE BODIES IN 1960'S. ORE IS VERY FINE-GRAINED AND EARLY MILLING OPERATIONS MADE POOR RECOVERY. CYANIDATION HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOVITT, E.H., AND SKERL, A.C. 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE LOVITT GOLD MINE, WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON: MINING ENGINEERING, V. 10, NO. 9, P. 963-966.

  • Deposit

    PATTON, T.C., AND CHENEY, E.S., 1972, L-D GOLD MINE, WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON, NEW STRUCTURAL INTERPRETATION AND ITS UTILIZATION IN FUTURE EXPLORATION: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS TRANSACTIONS FOR 1971, V. 250, P.6-11.

  • Deposit

    FOSTER, R.J., 1960, TERTIARY GEOLOGY OF A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS, WASHINGTON: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 71, NO. 2, P. 99-126.

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 112.

  • Deposit

    DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 14-15.

  • Production

    PATTON AND CHENEY, 1972; HUNTTING, 1956; LOVITT AND SKERL, 1958

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEINS COVER A 2 MI X 300 FT AREA. MAIN ORE ZONE IS 300 X 200 X 50 FT. MINERALIZATION IS IN AND NEAR A THRUST ZONE WITH WHICH AREA ASSOCIATED HYPABYSSAL INTRUSIONS. SEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN AREA HAVE A STEEP DIP
Deposit NW-TRENDING SILICIFIED ZONES - LOCALLY CALLED REEFS EXTEND NORTHWEST FROM GOLD KING MINE AND APPARENTLY MARK ZONE OF GOLD MINERALIZATION. DEPOSIT ZONE EXTENDS 1 MI NW TO THE B-REEF MINE WHICH CONTAINS LOWER GRADE ORE BUT WITH SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit MRDS RECORDS W017903, US53037 HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1973 Puffett, Willard P. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1992 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 10/01/2012
MSHA mine ID4503650
Mine name (MSHA)Lovitt Mine
Current operatorLovitt Mining Co., Inc.
Current controller (parent)Lovitt Resources Inc
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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