| Deposit ID | 10104287 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00252 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Methow |
| Alternate or previous names | London, New London; |
| Related records | 10041672, 10180166 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.0195, 48.10677 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Okanogan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cooper Mountain(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Okanogan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 030N}030N | 022E}022E | 12}13 | E2 (12); E2 (13) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -120.0195, 48.10677 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Methow Gneiss Is A Cretaceous Intrusive Body That Has Been Metamorphosed To Amphibolite Grade (Bunning, 1990). |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Squaw Creek, Hunter Mtn Area |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00252 |
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.
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.
CULVER, H.E.; BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, 89 P., 23 PL.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE QUARTZ VEINS THAT MAKE UP THE DEPOSIT WERE DEVELOPED BY SEVERAL SHAFTS AND ADITS. MORE THAN 2200 FEET OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS WERE PRESENT; MORE THAN HALF OF THESE WERE WEST OF THE METHOW RIVER (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 144). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1991 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1993 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey |
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