| Deposit ID | 10099369 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00279 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Review |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.04449, 48.96623 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 939 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Okanogan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chesaw(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Oroville(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
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Okanogan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040N | 030E | 16 | NE4 OF SW4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Kobau Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Kobau Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -119.04449, 48.96623 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Kobau Formation Was Deposited Proximal To Island Arcs Along A Convergent Continental Margin. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Myers Creek |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00279 |
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.
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.
LANDES, HENRY; THYNG, W.S.; LYON, D.A.; ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, IN SIX PARTS; PART-II THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 123 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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CARMEN: N 30 W, 85 SW, 300 M LONG - GRANDE AND MARIA EUGENIA: N 45 W, 75 NE, 500 M LONG - TRIUNFO: N 70 W, 80 NE TO 80 SW, 500 M LONG (2) ABOUT 4.8 KM W OF MARIA EUGENIA. HAS ASSAYS UP TO 60 OZ/TON AG AND 1 OZ/TON AU. |
| Deposit | TWO ADITS, 360 AND 813 FEET IN LENGTH, RESPECTIVELY, WERE DRIVEN INTO THE HILLSIDE TO INTERSECT THE VEIN AT DEPTH (MOEN, 1980, P. 40). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1991 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1994 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey |
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