| Deposit ID | 10036929 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025901 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Esther and Louisa Mine |
| Related records | 10055941 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.32258, 47.46065 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1372 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.3 MI EAST OF ALASKA LAKE, Accurate? Discrepancies In Location Information. Lat/Long Presumed Correct Because They Are Within Mineralized Area Shown In Gualtieri. Section May Actually Be Sec. 27 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kittitas(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chikamin Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Snoqualmie Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Yakima(hydrologic unit)
Yakima(hydrologic accounting unit)
Yakima(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Alpine Lakes Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Kittitas |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 023N | 012E | 26 | N2 OF NE4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | BEST ORE RAN 240 OZ/TON AG, $10 AU. ONE SAMPLE FROM GUALTIERI AND OTHERS YIELDED NO AU, 0.2 OZ/TON AG |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Snoqualmie Batholith | ||||||||
| Rock description | Snoqualmie Batholith | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Naches Formation |
| Rock description | Naches Formation |
| (1) | -121.32258, 47.46065 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN, DISSEMINATED |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gold Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Wilderness |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Alpine Lakes Wilderness In Wenatchee National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Esther Gold And Silver Mining Co. |
| First year | 1915 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025901 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 298.
DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 130.
GUALTIERI, J.L., THURBER, H.K., MILLER, M.S., MCMAHAN, A.B., AND FEDERSPIEL, F.F., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ADDITIONS TO THE ALPINE LAKES STUDY AREA, CHELAN, KING, AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-3, PLATE 1.
GUALTIERI AND OTHERS, 1973
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN OCCURS NEAR A WIDE GRANODIORITE DIKE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-85 | Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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