Taneum Creek

Occurrence in Kittitas county in Washington, United States with commodity Copper
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10301889
MAS/MILS ID 0530370051
Record type Site
Current site name Taneum Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -120.93337, 47.11372 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kittitas(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Frost Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Yakima(hydrologic unit)

Yakima(hydrologic accounting unit)

Yakima(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 Kittitas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 019 N 015 E 26 SENW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -120.93337, 47.11372

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IN VICINITY OF THE TANEUM CR;5 MI S OF CLE ELUM

  • Deposit

    VISITED BY EVALUATOR 8/1/93.

  • Deposit

    USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS, MT. STUART FOLIO, 1904, P. 9.

  • Deposit

    WASH. DIV MINES & GEOL BULL 37, PART II, P. 61.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO COPPER FOUND. SMALL CUT IN HILLSIDE. ROCK MAY HAVE BEEN USED FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION. LOCATION DESCRIPTION WAS VERY GENERAL. THIS SITE WAS CLOSEST TO DESCRIPTION, BUT MAY BE INCORRECT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-FEB-95 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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