Washington · Okanogan County
Past Producer

Minnie

Okanogan County, Washington, United States
GoldSilverCopperZincSulfurTungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Sulfur, Tungsten
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlThe Vein At The Minnie Mine Strikes N15e, Dips 63se, And Parallels The Orientaion Of The Fabric In The Leecher Metamorphics. The Porous White Quartz Vein Averages 3 Ft In Width (Culver And Broughton, 1945, P. 52-53; Bunning, 1990, P. 28).
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Sphalerite
GangueMarcasite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMarble,Schist,Amphibolite
StructureMuch Of The Rock Of The Leecher Metamorphics Has Been Recrystallized After Mylonitization, Probably Due To The Intrusion Of The Okanogan Complex (Bunning, 1990, P. 40).
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10056011
MRDS IDSP00254
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.264, -120.05589
References
BARKSDALE, J.D., 1975, GEOLOGY OF THE METHOW VALLEY, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOUCES BULLETIN 68, 72 P., 1 PL.BUNNING, B.B., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE TWISP 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-9, 51 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.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.JOSEPH, N.L., 1986, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1985: WASHINGTON GEOLOGIC NEWSLETTER, V. 14, NO. 1-2, P. 1-17.LEMMON, D.M.; TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-25, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:3,168,000, WITH 25 P. TEXT.WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 1971, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1969-70: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 46, 88 P.