Bobtail

Past Producer in Chelan county in Washington, United States with commodity Gold
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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10156015
MAS/MILS ID 0530070336
Record type Site
Current site name Bobtail
Alternate or previous names Wye

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -120.67337, 47.42672 (WGS84)
Elevation 931
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chelan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blewett(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Wenatchee(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 Chelan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 022 N 017 E 02 SW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -120.67337, 47.42672

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Date of Last Modification 941026

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Blewett

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Washington Meteor Mining Co.
    Home office Washington
    First year 1908
    Last year 1911
  • Type Operator
    Owner Blewett Mining And Leasing Co.
    Home office Washington
    First year 1910
    Last year 1910

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH DIV MINES & GEOL BULL 37, PART II, V. 1, P. 110.

  • Deposit

    MULTIPLE PROPERTY STUDY - - MPF DATA FILED UNDER 0530070594

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-OCT-1994 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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