| Deposit ID | 10047819 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700105 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Azurite Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims: Azurite, South Azurite, Ibex, Chalcopyrite |
| Related records | 10093090 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.78232, 48.6826 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1798 |
| Relative position | 2.1 MI NORTHWEST OF AZURITE PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Azurite Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Robinson Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Skagit(hydrologic unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puget Sound(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 | 037N}037N | 017E}016E | 30,31}25,26 | E2 (30) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE SHIPPED AVERAGED 0.385 OZ/TON AU, 0.036 OZ/TON AG |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone |
| Rock unit name | Virginian Ridge Formation;Virginian Ridge Formation;Virginian Ridge Formation |
| Rock description | Virginian Ridge Formation;Virginian Ridge Formation;Virginian Ridge Formation |
| (1) | -120.78232, 48.6826 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposit Is On Northeast Limb Of Northwest Trending Anticline. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Shear Zones Trending N10w-S50w, Dipping 45-60n And W. |
| General form | VEINS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10W-N10E, N50E |
| Dip | 70E |
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| Discoverer | C.R. Mclean, H.J. Ballard, C.R. Ballard |
| Year of first production | 1918 |
| Year of last production | 1939 |
| District name | Slate Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount Baker National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Double Dragon Exploration, Inc. |
| First year | 1992 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Azurite Gold Co. Auburn, Wash |
| Year | 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1936-1938 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE AU AG | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^13 Ppm Au, 1.23 Ppm Ag + Cu, Zn, Pb | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1767.84M |
| Overall depth | 365.76M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700105 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 175.
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 102-105.
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. 542.
GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST SERIVCE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 29.
DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., AND LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25.
HUNTTING (1956)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AT ONE TIME, PROPERTY CONSISTED OF 40 CONTIGUOUS CLAIMS BUT NOW CONSISTS OF 4 CLAIMS; OTHER 36 ARE INVALID FROM LACK OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENT WORK. MINE IS ONE OF MAIN GOLD PRODUCERS OF COUNTY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | LARGEST VEINS OF DEPOSIT ARE AZURITE, DEVIL'S HOLE, MONSTER, AND LUCK DOG. AZURITE IS THE PRINCIPAL VEIN OF GROUP. VEINS ARE TRACEABLE FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET. SOME MASSIVE CHALCOPYRITE LENSES ARE REPORTED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1981 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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