Washington · Chelan County
Past Producer

Holden Mine

Chelan County, Washington, United States
CopperZincSilverGoldMolybdenumSulfur-PyriteUraniumNickelLeadArsenic
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryZinc, Silver, Gold
TertiaryMolybdenum, Sulfur-Pyrite, Uranium, Nickel, Lead, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formMassive sulfide, Tabular, Lense, Disseminated
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Bournonite, Sphalerite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Molybdenite, Chalcocite, Malachite, Pitchblende, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite
GangueCalcite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz, Actinolite, Apatite, Arsenopyrite, Biotite, Chlorite, Epidote, Garnet, Sericite, Sillimanite, Sphene, Tourmaline, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSchist,Tuff,Gneiss · "Buckskin Schist", "Rocks of the Napeequa River area"
Associated rockPlutonic Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1938
Last production1957
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10180545
MRDS IDW017896
Alternate namesHowe Sound, Irene
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates48.197, -120.78
References
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