| Deposit ID | 10047843 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700170 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golconda Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.07091, 46.34731 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 939 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 0.5 MI SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF RYAN LAKE, Estimated Within Half Section Where Recent Mapping Shows Vein Crossing Creek |
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)
Upper 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 | 16 | NEAR CENTER OF W2 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | REPORTEDLY $400/TON AU |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Spirit Lake Pluton, Main Phase | ||||
| Rock description | Spirit Lake Pluton, Main Phase | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -122.07091, 46.34731 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | St. Helens District - Ryan Lake Area |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Gifford-Pinchot National Forest |
| Ownership category | National Monument |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Duval Corp |
| First year | 1977 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700170 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530590035 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 155.
MOEN, W.S., 1977, ST HELENS AND WASHOUGAL MINING DISTRICTS OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 60, P. 17 - 26. (71 p.)
MOEN, 1977
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINLETS ALONG A FRACTURE ZONE IN QUARTZ MONZONITE. |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD M700154 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-81 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 13-OCT-92 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 20-MAY-09 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey |
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