Liberty, Swauk Mining District, Kittitas Co., Washington, USA : There are two types of gold found near Liberty. There's placer mines producing nuggets to several cm in Swauk Valley and hard rock mines in the hills above Liberty producing crystallised gold. The ...
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Liberty is known for its large gold nuggets as most of all the placer gold recovered from streams in the Swauk District has been coarse gold; miners didn't bother with the fine gold and only washed the gravel when they were within a foot or two of being on bedrock.
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Liberty is a former mining town located in the Swauk Mining District of Kittitas County WA. Liberty was originally established and called Williams Creek in 1850. In 1897 it was renamed again to Meaghersville for Thomas Meagher. Meagher is credited with
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Back in December, I took a trip to visit Liberty, Washington. This was the first time I had ever actually been to this small mining town, and I had a fun time exploring the area. For a gold miner like myself, I have always been fascinated with the Liberty mining district.
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The Liberty mine is located in the Swauk Mining District of Kittitas County WA at an elevation of 3600 feet. The claim dates to the 1930's and was owned by Liberty mines Inc. which was formed in 1933. The workings of the site originally consisted of several
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Ace Of Diamonds Mine, Liberty, Swauk Mining District, Kittitas Co., Washington, USA : Don Volkman visited and reported, 'This is a small pit some tens of feet in diameter filled with sedimentary debris. The gold grew there in sand or clay and the gold in quartz and gold in calcite ...
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The Liberty Gold Mine is near Liberty, Washington. Historically the site has been associated with the Swauk Creek Mining District which is now part of the Wenatchee National Forest. The Liberty Gold Mine is a underground mining operation. The ore mined is composed of gold with waste material consisting primarily of pyrite, quartz and calcite.
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Map of 10,000 mining claims filtered by commodity, decade, disposition, and type in Liberty, Washington.
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State of Washington Shows locations of rocks and gold mines. Relief shown by spot heights. Includes text, location map, and 29 mining district maps. Map separately titled: Map 1 -- Map 2 -- Map 3 -- Map 4. Contributor: Geological Survey (U.S.) - Washington (State). Department of Natural Resources
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The Liberty Gold Mine is near Liberty, Washington. Historically the site has been associated with the Swauk Creek Mining District which is now part of the Wenatchee National Forest. The Liberty Gold Mine is a underground mining operation. The ore mined is composed of gold with waste material consisting primarily of pyrite, quartz and calcite.
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The Liberty mine is located in the Swauk Mining District of Kittitas County WA at an elevation of 3600 feet. The claim dates to the 1930's and was owned by Liberty mines Inc. which was formed in 1933. The workings of the site originally consisted of several
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Ace Of Diamonds Mine, Liberty, Swauk Mining District, Kittitas Co., Washington, USA : Don Volkman visited and reported, 'This is a small pit some tens of feet in diameter filled with sedimentary debris. The gold grew there in sand or clay and the gold in quartz and gold in calcite ...
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The Swauk Mining And Dredging Placer is near Liberty, Washington. Historically the site has been associated with the Swauk Creek Mining District which is now part of the Wenatchee National Forest. The Swauk Mining And Dredging Placer was closed at the time of data entry with no known plans to re-open.
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1. Kittitas County – Swauk District (Liberty) Gold was discovered in this part of Washington state in 1868, making it one of the state’s oldest gold locations. The settlement of Liberty, established in 1873, is said to be the oldest mining town in the state.
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Liberty, Washington. The Shaser Creek Claims are near Liberty, Washington. Historically the area has been associated with the Blewett Mining District which is now part of the Wenatchee National Forest. The Shaser Creek Claims is a surface mining operation. The Northern Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Mountain System characterize the ...
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2020-5-28 Bl,ewett Mining District 11 LOCATION AND AREA OF THE DISTRICT. The Blewett Mining District, which is sometimes known as the Peshastin Mining District, is located in the south central part of Chelan county, approximately in the center of the State of Washington. It
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Washington Cascade (New Deal) Mine. In the far east part of the county, adjacent to the Yakima County Line, in the Summit district, Township 17N Range 10E Section 25, is the location of the Washington Cascade Mine. It can be reached 7 miles by road from the Chinook Pass highway. It
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State of Washington Shows locations of rocks and gold mines. Relief shown by spot heights. Includes text, location map, and 29 mining district maps. Map separately titled: Map 1 -- Map 2 -- Map 3 -- Map 4. Contributor: Geological Survey (U.S.) - Washington (State). Department of Natural Resources
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2016-5-11 Geologic map of Washington—Southwest quadrant: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Geologic Map 34, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000, with 28 p. text. Division of Geology and Earth Resources Ron Teissere - State Geologist Washington's Geological Survey Since 1890 Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
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The Liberty mine is located in the Swauk Mining District of Kittitas County WA at an elevation of 3600 feet. The claim dates to the 1930's and was owned by Liberty mines Inc. which was formed in 1933. The workings of the site originally consisted of several
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1. Kittitas County – Swauk District (Liberty) Gold was discovered in this part of Washington state in 1868, making it one of the state’s oldest gold locations. The settlement of Liberty, established in 1873, is said to be the oldest mining town in the state.
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2021-11-3 The Liberty Mining District in the Central Cascades of Washington State has consistently produced gold. The first discovery was in the late 1800's, and over the years the area has seen everything from hard rock mining to bucket line dredges. Currently removed from active claiming, the area is open to anyone who wants to give prospecting a try.
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2021-11-24 With the discovery of gold in nearby Swauk Creek, Liberty was one of several mining camps that sprang up in the 1870s. The town was renamed Liberty in 1916 and it is the oldest mining town site in Washington State. Photos. Previous Next.
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State of Washington Shows locations of rocks and gold mines. Relief shown by spot heights. Includes text, location map, and 29 mining district maps. Map separately titled: Map 1 -- Map 2 -- Map 3 -- Map 4. Contributor: Geological Survey (U.S.) - Washington (State). Department of Natural Resources
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2019-7-8 The Liberty Gold Mining Properties are located in Siskiyou County, California, USA. The group spans an area running approximately four miles in width; east to west, and approximately two and one-half miles north to south on the north slope of the Salmon Mountains at an elevation range of 3,600 feet to 4,800 feet above mean sea level.
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2020-5-28 STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Division of Geology and Earth Resources Olympia, WA 98504 PLACER GOLD MINING IN WASHINGTON By Wayne S. Moen Placer gold was discovered in Washington in the 1850's, but placer mining did not become particu larly active until discoveries were made in the I 860's
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2020-5-28 Ingersoll, G. E., Hand methods of placer mining and placer mining districts of Washington and Oregon: State College of Washington Eng. Exper. Sta. Bull. 40, 1932 . ..... , Small scale methods of placer mining and placer mining ... l deposits in the Swauk district of Kittitas County.
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Minerals from Washington. 154 entries of Mineral Gallery from Washington. Actinolite from Sears Creek, Lake Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington. Actinolite and Talc from Wenatchee Ridge, 16 km. northwest of Merritt, Chelan County, Washington. Actinolite and Talc on Clinochlore from Wenatchee Ridge, 16 km. northwest of Merritt, Chelan County ...
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The Mineral Creek Mines are located in the South Cle Elum Mining District of Kittitas County Washington. Durrwachter property mill site. The Silver Creek was owned or operated by the Silver Creek Mining Company from the early to mid 1930's and Cle
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