| 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 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.05979, 47.54062 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1890 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Kittitas |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 024 N | 014 E | 26 | E2 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -121.05979, 47.54062 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cle Elum District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530370089 |
WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
P. 130.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1542, 1989, P. 157-164.
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-MAR-94 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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