Mountain Boy Mine, Park City Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mountain Boy Mine | Mine |
| Park City Mining District | Mining District |
| Okanogan County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 22' 42'' North , 118° 52' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nespelem | 256 (2017) | 24.7km |
| Nespelem Community | 253 (2011) | 25.7km |
| Republic | 1,072 (2017) | 31.5km |
| Keller | 234 (2011) | 36.0km |
| Elmer City | 240 (2017) | 42.8km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Bungalow Mine; Castle Creek Mine
A polymetallic mine near Park City. It was developed by several thousand feet of workings on both sides of a small ridge. Ore was contained as sulfide and quartz pods along shear zones in granite. Around 250 tons of ore were produced.
The USGS topo map shows one of the adits of the mine labeled as the "Bungalow Mine". This is due to its proximity to the Castle Creek Mining company's camp which was locally known as the Bungalow.
Note: Huntting (1956) lists this both as a distinct mine, and a group of mines including others. From examination of the workings, this should be considered its own mine.
A lead-silver mine on Castle Mountain. It worked mineralized quartz lenses 1/2" to 18" wide and 2" to 30' long along planes of schistosity in shale and limestone. Development includes 4 adits, 2 in ore, 1 is 155' long.
Note: The USGS Map of the area labels the lower crosscut of this mine as the "Bungalow Mine" due to its proximity to the Castle Creek Mining co.'s camp which was called the Bungalow.
Structure: The Granite Of Moses Mountain Is Part Of The Keller Butte Suite Of Holder And Holder (1988). Rocks Of The Keller Butte Suite Were Emplaced During Regional Ductile Stretching Associated With Deformation In The Metamorphic Core Complexes (Holder And Holder, 1988).
Deposit: Three adits with short drifts, inclines, and other workings are located near each other at the mountain boy (pardee, 1918). ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Geology: Veins are in metasedimentary rocks of probable paleozoic age that are intruded by the nearby paleocene-eocene granite of moses mountain (joseph, 1990).
Ore(s): Rocks Near The Mountain Boy Mine Trend Northeast And Dip 30-60nw. Quartz Lenses At The Mine Vary From 0.5 To 18 In. In Width And From 2 In. To 30 Ft. In Length. The Lenses Contain Irregularly Scattered Patches Of Sulfide Minerals. The Sulfide Minerals Show Some Banding And Are Brecciated. Both The Quartz Lenses And Metasedimentary Rocks Are Cut By Calcite-Filled Stringers (Pardee, 1918, P. 95).
The USGS topo map shows one of the adits of the mine labeled as the "Bungalow Mine". This is due to its proximity to the Castle Creek Mining company's camp which was locally known as the Bungalow.
Note: Huntting (1956) lists this both as a distinct mine, and a group of mines including others. From examination of the workings, this should be considered its own mine.
A lead-silver mine on Castle Mountain. It worked mineralized quartz lenses 1/2" to 18" wide and 2" to 30' long along planes of schistosity in shale and limestone. Development includes 4 adits, 2 in ore, 1 is 155' long.
Note: The USGS Map of the area labels the lower crosscut of this mine as the "Bungalow Mine" due to its proximity to the Castle Creek Mining co.'s camp which was called the Bungalow.
Structure: The Granite Of Moses Mountain Is Part Of The Keller Butte Suite Of Holder And Holder (1988). Rocks Of The Keller Butte Suite Were Emplaced During Regional Ductile Stretching Associated With Deformation In The Metamorphic Core Complexes (Holder And Holder, 1988).
Deposit: Three adits with short drifts, inclines, and other workings are located near each other at the mountain boy (pardee, 1918). ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Geology: Veins are in metasedimentary rocks of probable paleozoic age that are intruded by the nearby paleocene-eocene granite of moses mountain (joseph, 1990).
Ore(s): Rocks Near The Mountain Boy Mine Trend Northeast And Dip 30-60nw. Quartz Lenses At The Mine Vary From 0.5 To 18 In. In Width And From 2 In. To 30 Ft. In Length. The Lenses Contain Irregularly Scattered Patches Of Sulfide Minerals. The Sulfide Minerals Show Some Banding And Are Brecciated. Both The Quartz Lenses And Metasedimentary Rocks Are Cut By Calcite-Filled Stringers (Pardee, 1918, P. 95).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
10 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10056013 |
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