| Deposit ID | 10047834 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700159 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bronze Monarch Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Martha Washington Mine |
| Related records | 10277555 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.11286, 46.30759 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1210 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 1 MI NORTH OF NORTH END OF SPIRIT LAKE, Estimated Within Quarter Quarter Section, Estimated Within Quarter Quarter Section |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Skamania(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spirit Lake East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Saint Helens and Vicinity(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hoquiam(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Cowlitz(hydrologic unit)
Lower Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gifford Pinchot National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Skamania |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 010N | 006E | 31 | SW4 OF NW4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE SAID TO AVERAGE $28/TON IN CU+AU+AG. |
|---|
| 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 | Spirit Lake Pluton, Main Phase | ||||
| Rock description | Spirit Lake Pluton, Main Phase | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -122.11286, 46.30759 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | St. Helens District - Spirit Lake Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Monument |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount St. Helens National Monument In Gifford Pinchot National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mount St. Helens Consolidated Mining Co. |
| First year | 1907 |
| Last year | 1926 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700159 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 77.
LANDES, HENRY, THYNG, W.S., LYON, D.A., ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, V. 1, PT. 2, P. 133.
MOEN, W.S., 1977, ST HELENS AND WASHOUGAL MINING DISTRICTS OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INF. CIRC. 60, P. 17, 38.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED QUARTZ CEMENTS BRECCIA IN FAULT ZONE 3 FT THICK. VEIN APPEARS TO BE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF THE NORWAY-SWEDEN VEIN. |
| Deposit | LOCATION MAP AVAILABLE, MOEN, (1977), P. 17. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-81 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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