Washington · Kittitas County
Producer

Cascade Chief Mine

Kittitas County, Washington, United States
Gold
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model151: Epithermal vein, Sado
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Swauk Formation
Associated rockBasalt
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1911, 1938, 1939
Identification
Deposit ID10036906
MRDS IDM025873
Alternate namesMorrison, Gladstone, First of August
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.28121, -120.6395
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 131DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MIINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 126.