| Deposit ID | 10036769 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025678 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Great Northern Prospect |
| Related records | 10301662 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.74761, 47.96064 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 853 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3 MI WOUTHWEST OF CULMBACK DAM ON SULTAN RIVER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Snohomish(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wallace Lake(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
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Snohomish |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 029N | 008E | 35 | NW4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Result | AVERAGE OF 6 ASSAYS: $32/TON AU, $3.45/TON CU, $1.76/TON AG |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Western Melange Belt | ||||
| Rock description | Western Melange Belt | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous sedimentary and volcanic rocks |
|---|
| General form | DISSEMINATED |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 18.29M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sultan District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025678 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 159.
BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 47-48.
TABOR, R.W., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., BOOTH, D.B., WHETTEN, J.T., WAITT, R.B., JR., AND ZARTMAN, R.E., 1982, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SKYKOMISH RIVER 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 82-747, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE 60 FT WIDE AT CONTACT OF GRANITE AND SLATE CONTAINING DISSEMINATED ORE MINERALS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1985 | Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1992 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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