Gold Ridge Claims

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048548
MRDS ID MP00143
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Ridge Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.67509, 48.76371 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 10 MI SOUTH OF CANADIAN BORDER, 1.7 MI NORTH OF SLATE PEAK; ABOUT 2 MI SOUTH OF PASAYTEN PEAK, Accurate Within Claim Area. Several Adits And Prospects Shown On Topo Map

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pasayten Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Robinson Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Similkameen(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)

Pasayten Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 038N 018E 25 CENTER Washington

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED. STAATZ AND OTHERS ARE UNCERTAIN WHETHER THE WORKINGS THEY DESCRIBE ARE ACTUALLY GOLD RIDGE CLAIMS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Local Serpentinization Of Host Rock

Analytical data

Result STAATZ AND OTHERS GIVE MANY ANALYSES. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 0.28 OZ/TON AU, 2 OZ/TON AG, 2.4% PB, 2% ZN, 0.08% CU

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose
    Rock unit name Winthrop Sandstone/Virginia Ridge Formation, Undivided
    Rock description Winthrop Sandstone/Virginia Ridge Formation, Undivided
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.67509, 48.76371

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Joints And Fractures

Ore body information

  • General form JOINTS AND SHEAR ZONES
    Strike N67E; N62W; N80E; N80E
    Dip 84SE; 55NE; 80-90SE; 70SE
    Thickness 0.46M
  • General form JOINTS AND SHEAR ZONES
    Strike N67E; N62W; N80E; N80E
    Dip 84SE; 55NE; 80-90SE; 70SE
  • General form JOINTS AND SHEAR ZONES
    Strike N67E; N62W; N80E; N80E
    Dip 84SE; 55NE; 80-90SE; 70SE
  • General form JOINTS AND SHEAR ZONES
    Strike N67E; N62W; N80E; N80E
    Dip 84SE; 55NE; 80-90SE; 70SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1893

Mining district

District name Slate Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness
Area name In Pasayten Wilderness In Okanogan National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gold Ridge Mining Co.
    First year 1902

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SUBMARGINAL MATERIAL ESTIMATED TO BE 5,000 TO 8,000 TONS AT 0.06 OZ/TON AU, 1.4 OZ/TON AG, 0.24% CU (STAATZ AND OTHERS)

Comments on the workings information

  • 7 ADITS, 1 PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAATZ, M.H., WEIS, P.L., TABOR, R.W., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., PATTEE, E.C., AND HOLT, D.C., 1971, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PASAYTEN WILDERNESS AREA, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1325, P. 136-142.

  • Deposit

    LANDES, HENRY, THYNG, W.S., LYON, D.A., AND ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, V. 1, PT 2, P. 86-87.

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 177.

  • Deposit

    STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.G., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1:100,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WIDTH IS THICKEST VEIN; SHEAR ZONES ARE WIDER - TO 5 FT
Deposit THERE ARE TWO RECORDS FOR GOLD RIDGE CLAIMS WHICH APPEAR TO REFER TO THE SAME SET OF CLAIMS BUT THE LOCATION IS SO UNCERTAIN AS STATED IN THE REFERENCES THAT THIS CANNOT BE RESOLVED AND WAS THUS LEFT AS TWO RECORDS. SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD M700041

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-92 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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