Rustler Cu-Mo Prospect

Occurrence in Snohomish county in Washington, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008494
MRDS ID D000690
Record type Site
Current site name Rustler Cu-Mo Prospect
Related records 10277266

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.48843, 48.01981 (WGS84)
Elevation 823
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 1.1 MI NORTH OF MORNING STAR PEAK, Estimated In Canyon In Nw/4 Of Section

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Snohomish(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bedal(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sauk River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Stillaguamish(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Snohomish

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 029N 010E 11 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • IN A DEEP CANYON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result ESTIMATED 1-2% CU OVER 1-2 FT

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Barlow Pass Volcanics
    Rock description Barlow Pass Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.48843, 48.01981

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sultan District(?)

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT ADITS, SHALLOW SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NARROW PINCHING VEIN OF QUARTZ WITH SULFIDES. A LITTLE MO IN ONE ADIT. THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-74 King, Robert U. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-91 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.