| Deposit ID | 10042376 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060138 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iowa Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Mint |
| Related records | 10056105 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.4976, 47.97731 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 830 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 11 MI NORTH-NORTHEAST OF INDEX; ABOUT 1.7 MI WEST OF WEDEN LAKE, Accurate? Lat/Long Plot In Ne/4 Of Section Rather Than Nw/4. Descriptive Information Suggests Lat/Long May Be In Error Because Iowa Is Supposed To Be 0.5 Mi West Of Florence Rae |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Snohomish |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 029N | 010E | 27 | NW4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Orpiment | Ore |
| Powellite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Realgar | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 12.7% CU, 0.05 OZ/TON AU, 0.9 OZ/TON AG, 0.43% WO3 IN HIGH-GRADE SAMPLE. |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Index Batholith;Index Batholith;Index Batholith;Eastern Melange Belt;Eastern Melange Belt |
| Rock description | Index Batholith;Index Batholith;Index Batholith;Eastern Melange Belt;Eastern Melange Belt |
| (1) | Pre-Upper Jurassic metamorphic rocks of the low-grade zone |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | West-Northwest Trending Fractures And Veins |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N75W |
| Dip | 85N |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 45.72M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1901 |
| Discoverer | George S. Moshier. |
| Year of first production | 1915 |
| District name | Sultan District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Snoqualmie National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Robert Curtiss |
| Home office | Monroe, Wa. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sultan Basin Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Overall depth | 137.16M |
| Overall length | 24.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060138 |
CARITHERS, WARD, AND GUARD, A.K., 1945, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SULTAN BASIN, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 36, P. 62-65.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 86.
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. 352.
LEMMON, D.M., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB DATA.
KING, R.U., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB. DATA.
LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-25, SCALE 1:3,168,000.
CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 56.
1943 GEOLMAP WASHINGTON DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REAL MAP
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED FRACTURE ZONES |
| Deposit | PART OF SULTAN BASIN MINING CO. PROPERTY. SEE ALSO MRDS RECORDS M025677, M025753. MRDS RECORDS D001417, D000687, M025754 HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-73 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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