Johnsburg Claims

Past Producer in Skagit county in Washington, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Production statistics
  20. Workings at the site
  21. Links to other databases
  22. Bibliographic references
  23. General comments
  24. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047989
MRDS ID M700371
Record type Site
Current site name Johnsburg Claims
Alternate or previous names 4 Patented Claims: Johnsburg, Lookout, Tarcoounion, Prospectors Friend
Related records 10056087, 10131900

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.10288, 48.4801 (WGS84)
Elevation 1554
Relative position ABOUT 1.5 MI NORTHWEST OF CASCADE PEAK. 22 MI FROM MARBLEMOUNT ON CASCADE RIVER ROAD.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Skagit(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cascade Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sauk River(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

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Skagit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 035N 013E 27,34 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicified And Leached Schist

Analytical data

Result 5 SAMPLES ACROSS VEIN, 10-28 IN. LONG, OVER A DISTANCE OF 35 FT ALONG VEIN AVERAGED 0.077 OZ/TON AU, 42.64 OZ/TON AG, 50.74% PB. 1953 SHIPMENTS AVERAGED 56.9% PB, 0.4% ZN, 0.42% CU, 0.067 OZ/TON AU, 40.4 OZ/TON AG.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Cascade River Schist
    Rock description Cascade River Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.10288, 48.4801

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Tight Folding Along North-Northwest Trending Axes
Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Zone

Ore body information

  • General form LENS IN SHEAR ZONE
    Thickness 0.76M
    Length 15.24M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cascade District

Land status

Ownership category National Park
Area name In North Cascades National Park

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Kaess Mining Co.
    Home office Mount Vernon, Wa
    First year 1954

Production statistics

  • Year 1953
    Material ORE PB AG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^56.9% Pb, 40.4 Oz/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 1141g/mt
    Ore Lead Lead 57wt-pct
  • Year 1955
    Material ORE PB AG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^50-60% Pb, 10'S Oz/Ton Ag.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 1412g/mt
    Ore Lead Lead 55wt-pct
  • Year 1955
    Period 1953-1955
    Material ORE PB AG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^50-60% Pb, 10'S Oz/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 1412g/mt
    Ore Lead Lead 55wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 80.77M

Comments on the workings information

  • 200 FT DRIFT, 50 FT ADIT, 15 FT OPEN CUT.

Comments on development

  • AERIAL TRAM UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 1955. DEVELOPMENT IN 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952 BY JOHNSBURG MINING AND MILLING CO., MOUNT VERON, WA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 231-232.

  • Deposit

    MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, P. 162.

  • Deposit

    PURDY, C.P., JR., 1952, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1952: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 20, P. 36. (SEE ALSO IC 16, P. 10; IC 18, P. 10; IC 19, P. 33)

  • Deposit

    TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.

  • Deposit

    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. 331.

  • Production

    HUNTTING (1956)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE IN SCHIST. A LENS OF GALENA ORE 50 FT LONG AND 4-30 IN. WIDE IS EXPOSED IN VEIN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1982 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1991 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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