| Deposit ID | 10047793 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700075 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pierce Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Copper Queen Mine, Claims: Pierce Nos. 1 and 2, Copper Queen Nos. 1 and 2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.49234, 48.88649 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1097 |
| Relative position | 7 MI NORTHEAST OF MT. SHUKSAN SUMMIT; ABOUT 0.9 MI SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF EGG LAKE, Estimated From Map And Description In Moen |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copper Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Baker(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sumas River(hydrologic unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
North Cascades National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Whatcom |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040N | 010E | 10 | N2 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | VEIN AVERAGES 0.6 OZ AU/TON |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Chilliwack Composite Batholith;Chilliwach Composite Batholith |
| Rock description | Chilliwack Composite Batholith;Chilliwach Composite Batholith |
| (1) | -121.49234, 48.88649 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1889 |
| Discoverer | Charles Wilson And Others |
| District name | Mount Baker District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700075 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 179.
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 90.
LANDES, HENRY, THYNG, W.S., LYON, D.A., AND ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, V. 1, PT. 2, P. 83.
TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN, E.B., 199X, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 9X-XXX, SCALE 1:100,000 (IN PREPARATION IN 1993).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3-FT-THICK GOLD-BEARING VEIN HAS BEEN TRACED FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-81 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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