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Minnie

Past Producer in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Copper, Zinc, Sulfur
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10056011
MRDS ID SP00254
Record type Site
Current site name Minnie
Related records 10008894, 10204605

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.05589, 48.264 (WGS84)
Elevation 732

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Twisp East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Twisp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Methow(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 032N 022E 23 NW4 OF NW4 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Marcasite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.05589, 48.264
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Much Of The Rock Of The Leecher Metamorphics Has Been Recrystallized After Mylonitization, Probably Due To The Intrusion Of The Okanogan Complex (Bunning, 1990, P. 40).

Controls for ore emplacement

  • The Vein At The Minnie Mine Strikes N15e, Dips 63se, And Parallels The Orientaion Of The Fabric In The Leecher Metamorphics. The Porous White Quartz Vein Averages 3 Ft In Width (Culver And Broughton, 1945, P. 52-53; Bunning, 1990, P. 28).

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE VEIN IS PARALLEL TO THE FABRIC IN THE BIOTITE SCHIST AND MARBLE OF THE LEECHER METAMORPHICS. THE DEPOSIT IS REPORTED TO BE WITHIN 1000 FEET OF THE SUMMIT-FRAZER GNEISS OF CRETACEOUS AGE (CULVER AND BROUGHTON, 1945, P. 52-53; BUNNING, 1990).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Squaw Creek, Leecher Creek Area

Comments on the production information

  • SHIPPED ONE CARLOAD OF ORE IN 1941. A CARLOAD OF ORE SHIPPED IN NOVEMBER OF 1945 NETTED $667.56 AND GAVE ASSAYS OF 0.46 OZ/TON AU AND 7.75 OZ/TON AG. A MINING AND GOLD HEAP-LEACH OPERATION WAS WORKED BY CORDILLERAN EXPLORATION, INC., IN 1984-85 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 144; JOSEPH, 1986).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARKSDALE, J.D., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE METHOW VALLEY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOUCES BULLETIN 68, 72 P., 1 PL.

  • Deposit

    BUNNING, B.B., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE TWISP 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-9, 51 P., 1 PL.

  • Deposit

    CULVER, H.E.; BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, 89 P., 23 PL.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    JOSEPH, N.L., 1986, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1985: WASHINGTON GEOLOGIC NEWSLETTER, V. 14, NO. 1-2, P. 1-17.

  • Deposit

    LEMMON, D.M.; TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-25, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:3,168,000, WITH 25 P. TEXT.

  • Deposit

    WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 1971, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1969-70: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 46, 88 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE PROPERTY WAS MINED IN 1984 AND 1985 BY CORDILLERAN EXPLORATION, INC. A SMALL HEAP-LEACH SYSTEM WAS OPERATED BY THE COMPANY; DORE WAS POURED ON SITE (JOSEPH, 1986). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1991 Berger, Mary A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Frank, Dave U.S. Geological Survey

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