| Deposit ID | 10042397 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060165 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pickwick Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Van Epps, Phantom Creek, Fortune Creek, Nelson, Copper King |
| Related records | 10227692 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.97507, 47.50121 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1620 |
| Relative position | 4 MI NORTHWEST OF MOUNT STUART; ABOUT 1.75 MI SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HARDING MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chelan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jack Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chelan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Wenatchee(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Chelan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 023N | 015E | 09,10 | NW4 (10); NE4 (09) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Orthoclase | Gangue |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Result | MINERALIZED ROCK CONTAINS 0.02 OZ/TON AU, 3.10 OZ/TON AG, 4.6% CU, 0.16% NI. LONG CHANNEL SAMPLES YIELDED TR AU, TR AG, 0.2% CU, 0.02% NI. ADIT SAMPLES AVERAGED 0.33% CU. DRILL CORE SAMPLES CONTAINED 0.1-0.46% CU. GUALTIERI AND OTHERS CONTAIN NUMEROUS ANALYSES |
|---|
| Model code | 79 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 21a |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu-Mo |
| Mark3 model number | 2 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Ingalls Tectonic Complex;Spirit Lake Stock |
| Rock description | Ingalls Tectonic Complex;Spirit Lake Stock |
| (1) | -120.97507, 47.50121 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Several Shear Zones |
| General form | STOCKWORK, DISSEMINATED |
|---|---|
| Strike | N65W |
| Dip | N70NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Discoverer | N.B. Nelson |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| District name | Leavenworth District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Wenatchee National Forest Just Outside Boundary Of Alpine Lakes Wilderness |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pickwick Mining And Development Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mcphail Engineering Co. |
| Year | 1917 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^4.22 % Cu, 1.13 Oz/Ton Ag | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 838.2M |
| Overall depth | 33.53M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060165 |
HUNTTING, M.T. 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 49-50.
HUNTTING, M.T. 1943, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 9, P. 29.
HODGES, L.K. 1897, MINING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: SEATTE POST-INTELLIGENCER 116 P.
SMITH, G.O., 1904, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES, MOUNT STUART FOLIO, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOLIO 106, SCALE 1:125,000.
HOLLISTER, V.F., 1979, PORPHYRY COPPER-TYPE DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE VOLCANIC ARC, WASHINGTON: MINERALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, V. 11, P. 29.
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. 004724, P. 45.
HUNTTING, 1956, P. 49-50
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALONG CONTACT OF MOUNT STUART BATHOLITH AND PERIDOTITE OF INGALLS COMPLEX |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-73 | Puffett, Willard P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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