Crystal Butte Mine

Okanogan County, Washington, United States

GoldSilverLeadZincCopper

Commodities

PrimaryGold, Silver

SecondaryLead

TertiaryZinc, Copper

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Deposit sizeS

Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL

Ore controlAlong Limestone/Argillite Contact

Materials

Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite

GangueQuartz

Geology

Host rockArgillite,Limestone · Spectacle

StructureFaulting Normal To The Vein, At The Main Adit, Has Produced Minor Offsets.

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

First production1937

Last production1941

Discovery year1899

Identification

Deposit ID10041640

MRDS IDM056786

Alternate namesCrystal Butte Camp, Mother Lode

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates48.91734, -119.00754

References

WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 138WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL. 5, P. 48-49WASH. DGER BULL 73, P. 43