Washington · Okanogan County
Past Producer

Fourth of July Mine

Okanogan County, Washington, United States
SilverGoldLeadCopper
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Description

R. Dilderback

Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold, Lead
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formORE SHOOTS
Ore controlVein Parallels Granodiorite-Gneiss Contact That Is Sveral Hundred Ft To The West Of The Site.
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Silver, Stephanite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Salmon Creek
Associated rockDiorite · Similkameen Batholith
StructureSmall Faults Parallel And Oblique To The Vein
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1889
Last production1967
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10041538
MRDS IDM056618
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.47733, -119.72839
References
WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 303.WASH. DMG IC 48, P. 16WASH. DMG IC 49, P. 8, 13-14USGS BULL 640, P. 32MOEN, 1973