Washington · Okanogan County
Past Producer

Methow

Okanogan County, Washington, United States
GoldTungstenCopperSilverMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Tungsten, Copper, Silver, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Scheelite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureThe Methow Gneiss Is A Cretaceous Intrusive Body That Has Been Metamorphosed To Amphibolite Grade (Bunning, 1990).
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10104287
MRDS IDSP00252
Alternate namesLondon, New London;
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.10677, -120.0195
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.