Washington · Okanogan County
Past Producer

Magnetic

Okanogan County, Washington, United States
CopperSilverGoldIron
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Scheelite
GangueEpidote, Garnet
Other materialsPyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
StructureLate Paleozoic Sediments Were Deposited Along An Active Continental Margin.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10056007
MRDS IDSP00248
Alternate namesBuckhorn, Natural Aztec, Neutral;
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.9579, -118.97976
References
BROUGHTON, W.A., 1943, THE BUCKHORN IRON DEPOSITS OF OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON-RESULTS OF A MAGNETIC SURVEY: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 8, 21 P., 1 PL.CULVER, H.E.; BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, 89 P., 23 PL.DERKEY, R.E.; JOSEPH, N.L.; LASMANIS, R., 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON-PRELIMINARY REPORT: STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, 577 P.GLOVER, S.L., 1942, WASHINGTON IRON ORES, A SUMMARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 2, 23 P.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.MOEN, W.S., 1980, MYERS CREEK AND WAUCONDA MINING DISTRICTS OF NORTHEASTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 73, 96 P., 6 PL.SHEDD, SOLON; JENKINS, O.P.; COOPER, H.H., 1922, IRON ORES, FUELS, AND FLUXES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 27, 160 P., 1 PL.STOFFEL, K.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OROVILLE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-11, 58 P., 1 PL.UMPLEBY, J.B., 1911, PART I.-- GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MYERS CREEK MINING DISTRICT; PART II. -- GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE OROVILLE-NIGHTHAWK MINING DISTRICT: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 5, 111 P.WHITWELL, G.E.; PATTY, E.N., 1921, THE MAGNESITE DEPOSITS OF WASHINGTON, THEIR OCCURENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 25, 194 P.ZAPFFE, CARL, 1949, A REVIEW-IRON BEARING DEPOSITS IN WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND IDAHO: RAW MATERIALS SURVEY RESOURCE REPORT 5, 89 P.ZOLDOK, S.W.; COLE, J.W.; DOUGHERTY, E.Y., 1947, IRON DEPOSITS OF BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN, MEYERS CREEK MINING DISTRICT, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4051, 22 P.