Fourth of July Mine

Past Producer in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, 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. 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 10277799
MRDS ID M056618
MAS/MILS ID 0530470315
Record type Site
Current site name Fourth of July Mine
Related records 10041538, 10156064

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -119.72897, 48.47673 (WGS84)
Elevation 1368
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ruby Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Omak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Okanogan(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 034 N 025 E 05 NENWNW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerargyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrargyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Stephanite Unknown
Tetrahedrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -119.72897, 48.47673

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10W
    Dip 70E
    Thickness 1.8M
    Length 161M
    Width 152M
    Area 18.2HA
    Depth to top 99999M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip N10W:70E
    Minimum Depth to Top 99999
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Total Surface Area (HA) 18.1999
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1887
Year of first production 1889

Mining district

District name Conconcully District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hommel, William
    Interest 100
    Home office Washington
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BETHUNE.G.A,1891,MINES MINS OF WA2ND AN.REPORT OF STATE GEOL

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING,M.T,1956,INVNTRY WA MIN DEPS. WA DIV.GEOL BUL 37

  • Deposit

    JONES,E.L,JR.1916.RECON CONCONULYRUBY MING DIST WA.USGS BUL

  • Deposit

    MENZER,F.J,1964.GEOL XLLINE ROCKSW.OKANOGAN CO.WA UWA PHD TH

  • Deposit

    MOEN,W.S,1973.CONCONULLY MINING DIST,OK.CO.WA.WA DIV GEOL I

  • Deposit

    PATTY,E.N,1921,METAL MINES OF WA.WA GEOL SURV.BUL 23

  • Deposit

    WA.DIV.GEOL.EARTH RESOURCES.UNPUBD DATA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-JUN-94 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references