Aurora

Past Producer in Kittitas county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10156019
MAS/MILS ID 0530370089
Record type Site
Current site name Aurora
Alternate or previous names Paramount, Pickett, Mountain Sprite, Lynch, Golden Rule, Paddy Go Easy, Barbed Wire, Wonder, Rear Guard, Grand Skidhe, Blue Eyed Nellie, Skirmisher, Argonaut, Aurora Tunnel No. 1, Flanker, Mountain Sprite No. 2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -121.05979, 47.54062 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kittitas(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

The Cradle(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Skykomish River(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)

Alpine Lakes Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Kittitas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 024 N 014 E 26 E2 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -121.05979, 47.54062

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Cle Elum District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PATENTED CLAIM BLOCK, OWNERSHIP NOW WITH U.S. FOREST SERVICE. ALTERNATE NAMES INCLUDE ALL SURVEYED CLAIMS FROM MS 102, 1023A, AND 1024A. THIS PROBABLY COVERS THE SNOW WORKINGS, CABIN ADIT, AND LOWER ADIT IN USGS BULL. 1542.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-MAR-94 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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