| Deposit ID | 10047874 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700212 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rocky Point Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims: Rocky Point Nos. 1-6 |
| Related records | 10301418 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.21648, 46.39148 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 701 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 4.5 MI WEST-NORTHWEST OF DEADMAN LAKE, Estimated In Sw/4 Sec. 32 Near Confluence Of Green River And Miners Creek. As This Area Is Shown As Being Underlain By Glacial Till, Actual Deposit May Be Farther West In Volcanic Rocks, Estimated In Sw/4 Sec. 32 Near Confluence Of Green River And Miners Creek. As This Area Is Shown As Being Underlain By Glacial Till, Actual Deposit May Be Farther West In Volcanic Rocks |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Vanson Peak(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 | Lewis |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 011N | 005E | 31,32 | SE4 (31) OF SW4 (32) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | VEIN REPORTED TO CONTAIN 0.55-0.65 OZ/TON AU IN FREE MILLING GOLD |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||
| |||
| (1) | -122.21648, 46.39148 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | St. Helens District - Ryan Lake Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Gifford Pinchot National Forest |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700212 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 61.
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, 27.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN OF WHITE QUARTZ. CONSIDERED A GOLD-RICH POLYMETALLIC VEIN |
| Deposit | LOCATION MAP AVAILABLE, MOEN, 1977. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-82 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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