Diamond Hitch 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. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036718
MRDS ID M025623
Record type Site
Current site name Diamond Hitch Prospect
Related records 10204488

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.45038, 47.9637 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Relative position ABOUT 1.1 MI NORTHWEST OF MINERAL CITY SITE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Snohomish(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Monte Cristo(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Snohomish

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 029N 011E 31 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ON WEST FORK OF SILVER CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore

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 > Granitoid > Tonalite
    Rock unit name Tonalite Of Silver Creek
    Rock description Tonalite Of Silver Creek
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.45038, 47.9637

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Thickness 0.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • IF LOCATION IS INCORRECT, DEPOSIT MAY INSTEAD LIE WITHIN SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF SWAUK FORMATION (EO)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Silver Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Snoqualmie National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 13.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE PRESENT ALONG SHEAR ZONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1985 Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1992 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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