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Notgood27 Member
Joined: 30 May 2020 Posts: 11 | TRs | Pics Location: Bothell |
Hello All,
A few years ago I swear I heard of a map book of nothing but mines. At that time I was more interested in bagging off trail alpine lakes. Now mines have my son and I's attention. I am aware of websites like Western Mining and the Diggings but am more interested in a book type map.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Riverside Laker Member
Joined: 12 Jan 2004 Posts: 2818 | TRs | Pics
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There are several volumes of "Discovering Washington's Historic Mines".
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zimmertr TJ Zimmerman
Joined: 24 Jun 2018 Posts: 1215 | TRs | Pics Location: Issaquah |
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Wed Feb 14, 2024 2:56 pm
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Here's a Caltopo map I have on my account with a bunch of plotted mines. Unfortunately it didn't import in a way that includes the names of the mines.
https://caltopo.com/m/J0R0G/0GTC5M6E232MKE10
I can't remember where I sourced the data from. Perhaps I downloaded it from here?
https://www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/geology/publications-and-data/gis-data-and-databases
If you search around you can find similar datasets.
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?layers=48eaf66e093e41d1af809e782dcbc362
https://geologyportal.dnr.wa.gov/2d-view#coal?-14700600,-12198358,5476783,6819629?Mines_and_Minerals,Coal,Coal_Reserves,Inactive_and_Abandoned_Mines_(IAML),IAML_Sites,IAML_Features
I imagine this will be more up to date than any published book. Though a book would, of course, have more information on the specific mines.
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H. Hound Member
Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 1205 | TRs | Pics Location: Exit 32 |
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Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:09 pm
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The old DNR books and OFR's are another resource. Many of them are on-line now.
Metal Mines of Washington is one of them. Bulletin No. 37 is another. Ages ago I scanned in several books I have here - https://app.box.com/shared/syg47zjgqu Survey #7 is the index area, and "There is gold in them thar hills" is a good history of the .45 mines inc. Bear Basin mines up the North Fork Snoqualmie are fun to explore as well.
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ZenithZephyr Member
Joined: 05 Feb 2024 Posts: 10 | TRs | Pics
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You might be thinking of "Mines of the American West: A Collector's Guide to History, Lore, and Usefulness" by Marcy Bastin and T.R. Kidder. It's a book that covers mines in the American West and could be a helpful resource for your exploration with your son.
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zephyr aka friendly hiker
Joined: 21 Jun 2009 Posts: 3361 | TRs | Pics Location: West Seattle |
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Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:22 pm
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Hmmmmm. ~z / zephyr
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cdestroyer Member
Joined: 14 Sep 2015 Posts: 1249 | TRs | Pics Location: montana |
somewhere on this forum is posted an article about the state of washingtons mines and minerals books published by one of the geologists who actually did a walkthru of mines. these books contained information about the location, minerals mined, reported production and ownership.
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Riverside Laker Member
Joined: 12 Jan 2004 Posts: 2818 | TRs | Pics
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zimmertr wrote: | Here's a Caltopo map |
I wonder if your waypoints are recent mines, or possibly active mines. I've found many dozens of mines and adits near Monte Cristo, for instance, that aren't on your map. But they have been abandoned (for the most part) for decades.
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Cyclopath Faster than light
Joined: 20 Mar 2012 Posts: 7697 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:28 am
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Found this one on the way to Snow Gulch in Darringtizzle
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Joey verrry senior member
Joined: 05 Jun 2005 Posts: 2794 | TRs | Pics Location: Redmond |
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Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:10 pm
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Notgood27 Member
Joined: 30 May 2020 Posts: 11 | TRs | Pics Location: Bothell |
This is the one, thank you!
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