Homestake

Past Producer in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, Bismuth
Sections on this page
  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 10104283
MRDS ID SP00229
Record type Site
Current site name Homestake

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.74645, 48.57177 (WGS84)
Elevation 975

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Conconully East(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
Willamette 036N 025E 31 E2 OF SW4 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Bismuth Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.74645, 48.57177

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Rocks Of The Metamorphic Complex Of Conconully Are Thought By Rinehart And Fox (1976) To Grade Upward Into And Include, In Part, Late Triassic Rocks. These Rocks Are Of Amphibolite Grade Where They Are Near Plutonic Rocks. The Rocks Formed In An Active Margin Setting Associated With Island Arcs.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • The 11-Ft-Thick, N22w-Trending Quartz Vein Dips 30sw (Moen, 1973, P. 28).

Comments on the geologic information

  • QUARTZ-MICA SCHISTS OF THE METAMORPHIC COMPLEX OF CONCONULLY CONTAIN GARNET AND SILLIMANITE NEAR THE CONTACT WITH PLUTONIC ROCKS. THE UNIT IS INTRUDED BY IRREGULAR MASSES OF ALASKITE AND PEGMATITE (RINEHART AND FOX, 1976, P. 16).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Conconully-Salmon Creek Area

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED 400 TONS OF ORE PRIOR TO 1902, OF WHICH 100 TONS NETTED $1200.00 (MOEN, 1973, P. 28).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS PROPERTY WAS DEVELOPED BY A 29-FT SHAFT AND A 75-FT ADIT (MOEN, 1973). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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