Crescent Mine

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodity 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 10041702
MRDS ID M056885
Record type Site
Current site name Crescent Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.58313, 48.45038 (WGS84)
Elevation 1372
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 1.2 MI SOUTHWEST OF GILBERT, Accurate. Location Given Is Adit Symbol Labeled Crescent Mine On Topo Mao

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gilbert(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Twisp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Methow(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 034N 018E 15 N OF CENTER Washington

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED. ON SOUTH SIDE OF TWISP RIVER ON CRESCENT MOUNTAIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Twisp Valley Schist;Twisp Valley Schist;Twisp Valley Schist
    Rock description Twisp Valley Schist;Twisp Valley Schist;Twisp Valley Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.58313, 48.45038

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STOCKWORK

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOLLISTER INDICATES PROPHYRY COPPER MINERALIZATION IS SIMILAR TO THAT AT MAZAMA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Twisp, Gilbert Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Okanogan National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner L. L. Lamotte And F. C. Blocksom
    First year 1946

Comments on the workings information

  • 1000 FT ADIT

Reference information

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. 64.

  • Deposit

    BUNNING, B.B., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE TWISP 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-9, SCALE 1:100,000.

  • Deposit

    HOLLISTER, V.F., 1979, PORPHYRY COPPER-TYPE DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE VOLCANIC ARC, WASHINGTON: MINERALS SCIENCE AND ENBGINEERING, V. 11, P. 34.

  • Deposit

    GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 32.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT LIES IN CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN BLACK PEAK BATHOLITH AND CHELAN-SKAGIT GNEISS COMPLEX
Deposit UNCLEAR WHETHER HUNTTING CRESCENT IS THE SAME AS HOLLISTER CRESCENT, BUT LOCATIONS ARE APPROPRIATE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-75 Greene, Robert U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-91 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references