| Deposit ID | 10047798 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700080 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Red Jacket Prospect |
| Related records | 10278327 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.7376, 48.78871 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1882 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 0.9 MI SOUTH OF JIM PEAK, Estimated From Map In Staatz And Others At Given Elevation |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pasayten Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Robinson Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Similkameen(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 | Whatcom |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 038N | 017E | 16 | SE4 OF SE4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 1.1 OZ/TON AU, 1.68 OZ/TON AG. STAATZ AND OTHERS ALSO GIVE ANALYSES |
|---|---|
| Result | THEY ARE LESS FAVORABLE THAN THAT IN MOEN |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose |
| Rock unit name | Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation; |
| Rock description | Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation; |
| (1) | -120.7376, 48.78871 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zone |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N70W |
| Dip | 84SW |
| Thickness | 0.15M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Slate Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700080 |
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 121.
STAATZ, M.H., WEIS, P.L., TABOR, R.W., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., PATTEE, E.C., AND HOLT, D.C., 1971, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PASAYTEN WILDERNESS AREA, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1325, P. 146-148.
STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.F., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IRON OXIDE-STAINED QUARTZ VEIN 2-6 IN. THICK. IN A 12-FT WIDE FRACTURE ZONE. MINE DUMP CONTAINS SMALL STOCKPILES OF QUARTZ CONTAINING AS MUCH AS 30% ARSENOPYRITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-81 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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