Washington · Chelan County
Past Producer

Blewett Camp

Chelan County, Washington, United States
GoldCopperSilverLeadTungstenAntimonyArsenicChromiumMercury
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Description

John Shafer

Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Silver
TertiaryLead, Tungsten, Antimony, Arsenic, Chromium, Mercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground, Surface/Underground
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chromite, Cinnabar, Copper, Galena, Gold, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Mercury, Pyrite, Scheelite, Stibnite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Talc
Geology
Host rockMetavolcanic Rock,Serpentinite · Ingalls Tectonic Complex;Ingalls Tectonic Complex;Ingalls Tectonic Complex
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1874
Identification
Deposit ID10040161
MRDS IDM054844
Alternate namesAlta Vista, Tip Top, Sandell, Olden, North Star, Hummingbird, Golden Eagle, Lucky Queen, Fraction, Eureka, Blue Bell, Wilder, Prospect, Pole Pick #1, Phipps, Manistee, La Rica, Culver, Peshastin, Mdo #1, Blewett, Black Jack
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates47.42472, -120.65972
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 366.LEMMON, D.M., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB. DATA.HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P., V. 2, 67 P.HODGES, L.K., 1897, MINING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST : SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, 116 P.HUNTTING, M.T., 1943, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 9, 63 P., 1 pl.WEAVER, C.E., 1911, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BLEWETT MINING DISTRICT: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 6, 104 P.CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 13.LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-25, SCALE 1: 3,168,000.DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 8.DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25.MILLER, R.B., 1985, THE OPHILITIC INGALLS COMPLEX, NORTH-CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS, WASHINGTON: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 96, NO. 1, P. 27-42.TABOR, R.W.; WAITT, R.B.; FRIZZELL, V.A.; SWANSON, D.A.; BYERLY, G.R.; BENTLEY, R.D., 1982, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WENATCHEE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS SERIES MAP I-1311, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:100,000, WITH 26P. TEXT.DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990, WDGER 90-18