| Deposit ID | 10008482 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D000664 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mineral Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Durrwachter, Liberty Lode |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.25563, 47.42482 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 869 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2 MI ABOVE LITTLE KACHESS LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kittitas(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chikamin Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Snoqualmie Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Yakima(hydrologic unit)
Yakima(hydrologic accounting unit)
Yakima(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Kittitas |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 022N | 013E | 06,07 | SE4 (06) OF | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Orthoclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | 0.5-1% CU VALUES. SAMPLES OF SULFIDE ZONE AVERAGE 0.33% CU, 0.06 OZ/TON AG, <0.01% MO |
|---|
| Model code | 53 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17 |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 4 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mineral Creek Stock | ||||
| Rock description | Mineral Creek Stock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Naches Formation;Easton Schist;Naches Formation |
| Rock description | Naches Formation;Easton Schist;Naches Formation |
| (1) | -121.25563, 47.42482 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Transverse Structures |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Major Nothwest-Trending Faults |
| General form | STOCKWORK VEINLETS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50W; N60E |
| Dip | ?; 30SE |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Width | 24.38M |
| General form | STOCKWORK VEINLETS |
|---|---|
| Dip | ?; 30SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lower Mineral Creek Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Wenatchee National Forest Adjacent To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Burlington Northern Railroad |
| First year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D000664 |
HOLLISTER, V.F., 1979, PORPHYRY COPPER-TYPE DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE VOLCANIC ARC, WASHINGTON: MINERALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, V. 11, P. 34.
DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 137.
GRANT, A.R., 1969, CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CONTROLS FOR BASE METAL DEPOSITION IN THE CASCADE RANGE OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 58, P. 86-88.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 60.
GUALTIERI, J.L., THURBER, H.K., MILLER, M.S., MCMAHAN, A.B., AND FEDERSPIEL, F.F., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ADDITIONS TO THE ALPINE LAKES STUDY AREA, CHELAN, KING, AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-3, P. 81-85.
GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 44.
GUALTIERI AND OTHERS, 1975
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION IS DISSEMINATED IN BRECCIATED ZONES AND PIPELIKE MASSES. MINERALIZED AREA COVERS 1.5 SQUARE MI. THERE ARE TWO MAIN BRECCIA ZONES |
| Deposit | MRDS RECORD M025868 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1974 | King, Robert U. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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