| Deposit ID | 10009027 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001651 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lennox |
| Alternate or previous names | Lenox Group |
| Related records | 10156000 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.57454, 47.65231 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 716 |
| Relative position | 23 MI BY ROAD FROM NORTH BEND; ABOUT 1.7 MI SOUTH OF MOUNT PHELPS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
King(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Phelps(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Skykomish River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Snoqualmie(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | King |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 025N}025N | 010E}009E | 07,18}13 | NE4 (18) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ONE-TON LOT OF PICKED ORE (1938) SHOWED: 1.14 OZ/TON AU, 10.42 OZ/TON AG, 1.5% CU, 1.2% PB, 8.3% ZN, 6.18% AS, 0.67% SB. 8 SAMPLES (1947) YIELDED $7.50-63.91/TON IN TOTAL METALS. SEVERAL ALANYSES IN GUALTIERI AND OTHERS, 1975, WITH MAXIMUMS OF 0.39 OZ/TON AU, 43.8 OZ/TON AG, 2.2% CU |
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| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Snoqualmie Batholith, Northern Phase | ||||
| Rock description | Snoqualmie Batholith, Northern Phase | ||||
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| (1) | -121.57454, 47.65231 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zones |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1925 |
| District name | Prospectors Ridge Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Snoqualmie National Forest Adjacent To Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Joel Ray |
| First year | 1991 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lennox Mining And Development Co. |
| Home office | Seattle, Wa. |
| First year | 1949 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001651 |
PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 161.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 128.
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. 77-79.
DERKEY, R.E., AND GULICK, C.W., 1992, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1991: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 20, NO. 1, P. 3-25.
GUALTIERI AND OTHERS, 1975
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHEAR ZONES OVER AN AREA OF SEVERAL HUNDRED SQUARE FEET |
| Deposit | LAT. & LONG. ARE GENERAL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-74 | Miller, M. H. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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