| Deposit ID | 10047844 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700171 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grizzly Creek Mine |
| Related records | 10132077 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.08397, 46.32898 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 975 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 2.25 MI NORTH OF META LAKE, Estimated Where Vein Crosses Grizzly Creek Near South Central Edge Of 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 | 20 | SE4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | UP TO 3% CU REPORTED IN ALTERED FELDSPATHIC MATERIAL. 1-7% MO REPORTED IN VEIN MATERIAL FROM VARIOUS ADITS |
|---|---|
| Result | HOWEVER, MOEN FOUND NO MOLYBDENITE NOR DID SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSES SHOW MO. $50-60/TON IN AU+AG+PB REPORTED AT BOTTOM OF WINZE. |
| 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) | -122.08397, 46.32898 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | St. Helens District - Ryan Lake Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Monument |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument In Gifford-Pinchot National Forest |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 192.02M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700171 |
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, 26-27.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN OF PLAGIOCLASE, 3.5-5 FT THICK |
| Deposit | LOCATION MAP AVAILABLE, MOEN (1977) ; 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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