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Independence

Past Producer in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Molybdenum
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098705
MRDS ID MP00118
Record type Site
Current site name Independence
Related records 10055995

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.12117, 48.1565 (WGS84)
Elevation 777
Relative position 18 MI BY ROAD FROM PATEROS. ABOUT 6.2 MI NORTHWEST OF METHOW

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Methow(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 031N 022E 29 SW4 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ON DIVIDE BETWEEN MCFARLAND AND SOUTH FORK GOLD CREEKS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 1902 ASSAYS YIELDED $5-10/TON (IN ALL VALUES?)

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 Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Methow Gneiss
    Rock description Methow Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.12117, 48.1565
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Thickness 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Okanogan National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Methow Mining And Milling Co.
    First year 1943

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL SHIPMENTS MADE IN 1940 AND 1942

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFT, 380 FT ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 210.

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 142.

  • Production

    HUNTTING, 1956

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1992 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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