| Deposit ID | 10056007 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00248 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Magnetic |
| Alternate or previous names | Buckhorn, Natural Aztec, Neutral; |
| Related records | 10277087 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.97976, 48.9579 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Okanogan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Buckhorn Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Republic(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Kettle(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Okanogan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040N | 030E | 24 | NE4 OF NW4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -118.97976, 48.9579 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Late Paleozoic Sediments Were Deposited Along An Active Continental Margin. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Myers Creek |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00248 |
BROUGHTON, W.A., 1943, THE BUCKHORN IRON DEPOSITS OF OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON-RESULTS OF A MAGNETIC SURVEY: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 8, 21 P., 1 PL.
CULVER, H.E.; BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, 89 P., 23 PL.
DERKEY, R.E.; JOSEPH, N.L.; LASMANIS, R., 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON-PRELIMINARY REPORT: STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, 577 P.
GLOVER, S.L., 1942, WASHINGTON IRON ORES, A SUMMARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 2, 23 P.
HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
MOEN, W.S., 1980, MYERS CREEK AND WAUCONDA MINING DISTRICTS OF NORTHEASTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 73, 96 P., 6 PL.
SHEDD, SOLON; JENKINS, O.P.; COOPER, H.H., 1922, IRON ORES, FUELS, AND FLUXES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 27, 160 P., 1 PL.
STOFFEL, K.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OROVILLE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-11, 58 P., 1 PL.
UMPLEBY, J.B., 1911, PART I.-- GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MYERS CREEK MINING DISTRICT; PART II. -- GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE OROVILLE-NIGHTHAWK MINING DISTRICT: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 5, 111 P.
WHITWELL, G.E.; PATTY, E.N., 1921, THE MAGNESITE DEPOSITS OF WASHINGTON, THEIR OCCURENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 25, 194 P.
ZAPFFE, CARL, 1949, A REVIEW-IRON BEARING DEPOSITS IN WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND IDAHO: RAW MATERIALS SURVEY RESOURCE REPORT 5, 89 P.
ZOLDOK, S.W.; COLE, J.W.; DOUGHERTY, E.Y., 1947, IRON DEPOSITS OF BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN, MEYERS CREEK MINING DISTRICT, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4051, 22 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEVELOPMENT WORK CONSISTED OF THREE OPEN PITS, TWO ADITS, AND NUMEROUS OPEN CUTS AND PROSPECT PITS. THE MAIN PIT IS 280 FT LONG AND 65-130 FT WIDE AND HAS A MAXIMUM VERTICAL FACE OF 50 FT (MOEN, 1980, P. 49). THE MAGNETIC MINE IS PART OF THE BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN PROJECT DRILLED BY CROWN RESOURCES CORP. IN 1988-89. OTHER THAN IRON THE ORE BODIES CONTAIN TRACES TO 0.02% CU, TRACES TO 0.15 OZ/TON AU, AND 0.05-0.40 OZ/TON AG (MOEN, 1980, P. 49). BROUGHTON (1943, P. 17) ESTIMATED RESERVES OF 4,826,000 TONS OF IRON ORE AVERAGING 47.3% FE, 1.57% S, 0.03% P, AND 0.03% TI. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1991 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1993 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey |
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