Independence Prospect

Occurrence in Snohomish county in Washington, United States with commodity Copper

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Public Land Survey System information
Commodities
Materials information
Mineral occurrence model information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Land status
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10036939
MRDS ID	M025914
Record type	Site
Current site name	Independence Prospect
Related records	10277216

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-121.43593, 47.94898 (WGS84)
Elevation	640
Location accuracy	1000(meters)
Relative position	AT MINERAL CITY, 14 MI FROM INDEX, Estimated In Ne Corner Of Section At 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	028N	011E	06		Washington

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Bornite	Ore
Chalcopyrite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	AN ESTIMATED 3 TONS OF SELECTED ORE HAD 3% CU

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	Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
Rock unit name	Index Batholith;Eastern Melange Belt
Rock description	Index Batholith;Eastern Melange Belt

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-121.43593, 47.94898	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form VEIN

General form	VEIN

Comments on the geologic information

GEOLOGIC MAP OF AREA INDICATED DEPOSIT SHOULD LIE IN SWAUK FORMATION (EO) OR TONALITE OF SILVER CREEK (MIO) BUT GRANODIORITE AND SLATE MAY REPRESENT SMALL AREAS OF INDEX BATHOLITH AND EASTERN MELANGE BELT TYPE ROCKS TOO SMALL TO SHOW AT MAP SCALE.

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

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M025914

Bibliographic references

Deposit

HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 85.
Deposit

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.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	FISSURE VEIN

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-AUG-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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