Homestake Mine, Conconully Area, Conconully Mining District, Okanogan County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Homestake Mine | Mine |
| Conconully Area | Area |
| Conconully Mining District | Mining District |
| Okanogan County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 34' 27'' North , 119° 44' 45'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Conconully | 213 (2017) | 1.9km |
| Riverside | 271 (2017) | 19.4km |
| Omak | 4,854 (2017) | 24.3km |
| North Omak | 688 (2011) | 26.4km |
| Okanogan | 2,569 (2017) | 26.5km |
A silver-lead mine above Conconully. It was developed by a 175' adit and two short shafts. Around 400 tons of ore was produced.
Structure: Rocks Of The Metamorphic Complex Of Conconully Are Thought By Rinehart And Fox (1976) To Grade Upward Into And Include, In Part, Late Triassic Rocks. These Rocks Are Of Amphibolite Grade Where They Are Near Plutonic Rocks. The Rocks Formed In An Active Margin Setting Associated With Island Arcs.
Deposit: This property was developed by a 29-ft shaft and a 75-ft adit (moen, 1973). ; info.src : 1 pub lit
Geology: Quartz-mica schists of the metamorphic complex of conconully contain garnet and sillimanite near the contact with plutonic rocks. The unit is intruded by irregular masses of alaskite and pegmatite (rinehart and fox, 1976, p. 16).
Ore(s): The 11-Ft-Thick, N22w-Trending Quartz Vein Dips 30sw (Moen, 1973, P. 28).
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3 valid minerals.
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| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
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| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10104283 |
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