Golden Eagle Prospect

Occurrence in Snohomish county in Washington, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, 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. 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 10036806
MRDS ID M025723
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Eagle Prospect
Related records 10253306

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.58288, 47.92509 (WGS84)
Elevation 975
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 20 MI BY ROAD FROM SULTAN, ABOUT 1.75 MI NORTHEAST OF MOUNT STICKNEY, 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

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 028N}028N 010E}009E 07}01,12 S2 (07); SE4 (12) Washington

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR HEAD SOUTH FORK SULTAN RIVER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Scheelite 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) -121.58288, 47.92509

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Strike N81E
    Dip 80SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1941

Mining district

District name Sultan Basin District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Partly Within Snoqualmie National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Washington Molybdenum Co.
    Home office Seattle, WA
    First year 1943

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS, PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOUGE ZONE 6-30IN. THICK AND NARROW MINERALIZED FRACTURES. ALSO A 3 FT WIDE PEGMATITE LENS. FRACTURE ZONE STRIKES N81E, DIPS 80SE
Deposit MRDS RECORD D000691 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED

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

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