Windy Basin

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. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048552
MRDS ID MP00147
Record type Site
Current site name Windy Basin

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.72288, 48.77732 (WGS84)
Elevation 2073
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 0.3 MI NORTHEAST OF TAMARACK PEAK, Estimated From Map In Staatz And Others. Location Is Probably Accurate Within Claim Area, Estimated From Map In Staatz And Others. Location Is Probably Accurate Within Claim Area, Estimated From Map In Staatz And Others. Location Is Probably Accurate Within Claim Area

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 017E 22 CENTER OF S2 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Host Rock Is Limonite Stained

Analytical data

Result SEVERAL ANALYSES YIELDED MAXIMUMS OF 0.8 OZ/TON AU, 12.8 OZ/TON AG, 6.35% PB, 2.8% ZN, TR 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 Harts Pass Formation;Harts Pass Formation
    Rock description Harts Pass Formation;Harts Pass Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.72288, 48.77732

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Zones

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS
    Strike N62E; N25-35E; N42E
    Dip 80NW; 85NW; 68NW
  • General form VEINS
    Strike N62E; N25-35E; N42E
    Dip 80NW; 85NW; 68NW
  • General form VEINS
    Strike N62E; N25-35E; N42E
    Dip 80NW; 85NW; 68NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Slate Creek District

Land status

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

Comments on the workings information

  • 8 SLUMPED PITS, 3 TRENCHES

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. 152-155.

  • Deposit

    STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.F., 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 QUARTZ VEINS

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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