Gem

Prospect in Chelan county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10180563
MAS/MILS ID 0530070300
Record type Site
Current site name Gem

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -120.54839, 48.21562 (WGS84)
Elevation 870
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chelan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lucerne(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Twisp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Chelan(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)

Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 031 N 018 E 12 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -120.54839, 48.21562

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on exploration

  • TWO CLAIMS ADJOIN BLUE JAY (0530070292) ON THE EAST AND FOLLOW THE SAME LEDGE.

Mining district

District name Meadow Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH DIV MINES & GEOL BULL37, PART II, V. 1, P. 48.

  • Deposit

    HODGES, 1897, MINING IN THE PACIFIC NW: THE POST

  • Deposit

    INTELLIGENCER, SEATTLE, WA, P. 81.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-OCT-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.