Cascade Prospect

Occurrence in Snohomish county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036706
MRDS ID M025610
Record type Site
Current site name Cascade Prospect
Alternate or previous names Homestead, Cascade Copper Co.
Related records 10180560

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.44538, 47.8412 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 7 MI EAST OF INDEX; ABOUT 1.7 MI NORTH OF GUNN PEAK, Estimated In Sec. 7 At Given Elevation. Actual Location May Be Farther Northwest Within The Section

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Snohomish(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Baring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Skykomish River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Skykomish(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)

Wild Sky Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 027N}027N 010E}011E 12}07 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ON TROUT CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE IS LOW GRADE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Index Batholith
    Rock description Index Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.44538, 47.8412

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Thickness 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Index District

Land status

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner W. Proper And O.T. Majors
    Home office Index, Wa.
    First year 1942

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SHORT ADITS, CROSSCUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE CONTAINING 1-FT-WIDE VEIN WITH NODULES AND STRINGERS OF SULFIDE MINERALS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-85 Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-92 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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