St. Theresa Prospect

Occurrence in Snohomish county in Washington, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Copper
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. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036805
MRDS ID M025722
Record type Site
Current site name St. Theresa Prospect
Related records 10253774

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.5976, 47.9362 (WGS84)
Elevation 991
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 20 MI BY ROAD FROM SULTAN; ABOUT 1.2 MI SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BIG GREIDER LAKE, Estimated From Map In Carithers And Guard. Location Is Probably Accurate Within Claim Area

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Snohomish(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Stickney(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Snohomish

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 028N 009E 01,12 S2 (01); N2 (02) Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ON STEEP SLOPE NORTHEAST OF SOUTH FORK SULTAN RIVER 5 MI ABOVE CONFLUENCE WITH NORTH FORK SULTAN RIVER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite 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) -121.5976, 47.9362

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Strike N52E
    Dip 60SE
    Length 30.48M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sultan Basin District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Washington Molybdenum Co.
    Home office Seattle, WA
    First year 1945

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MRDS RECORD D000691 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED
Deposit WIDELY DISTRIBUTED MINERALIZED PAPER THIN TO 2-IN.-WIDE FRACTURES TRENDING SW

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.