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Rainbow Mine

Prospect in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Iron
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097266
MRDS ID M056740
Record type Site
Current site name Rainbow Mine
Related records 10180350

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.54339, 48.8679 (WGS84)
Elevation 930
Relative position BETWEEN PALMER MTN. & WANNACUT LK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Enterprise(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oroville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Okanogan(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
039N 026E 22 W2 OF NE OF NW OF NW OF SE OF NE Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Iron Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • HAS PRODUCED

Materials information

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

Analytical data

Result 50 TO 60 OZ AU, 18-20 OZ AG, 2% CU, 2.9-3.5% PB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Spectacle
    Rock description Spectacle

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.54339, 48.8679
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Wannacut-Rainbow Mining Co.
    First year 1930

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENSES PINCH & SWELL OVER SHORT DISTANCES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Greene, Robert U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1984 Lawson, William A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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