Ranger

Occurrence in Snohomish county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony
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. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048576
MRDS ID MP00174
Record type Site
Current site name Ranger

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.37177, 47.97093 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Relative position ABOUT 2 MI SOUTHEAST OF MONTE CRISTO; ABOUT 2.3 MI NORTHWEST OF BLANCA LAKE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Snohomish(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blanca Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Skykomish River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Skykomish(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Henry M. Jackson Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Snohomish

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 029N 011E 26,27 NEAR COMMON BOUNDARY AT CENTER OF S2 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • UNUSRVEYED

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Siliceous Zones

Analytical data

Result MANY SAMPLES ASSAYED. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 1.088 OZ/TON AU, 30 OZ/TON AG, 1.4% CU, 21.5% PB, 16.5% ZN, 17.5% AS, 4.2% SB

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 Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
    Rock unit name Breccia Of Keyes Peak
    Rock description Breccia Of Keyes Peak
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.37177, 47.97093

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS
    Strike N76E
    Dip 36NW

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT LIES NEAR CONTACT OF TWO VOLCANIC UNITS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Monte Cristo District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Mount Baker National Forest

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 3000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 7.03 g/mt Gold Major 1983
    Silver Ag 115.766 g/mt Silver Major 1983
    Copper Cu 0.1 wt-pct Copper Major 1983
    Lead Pb 1.33 wt-pct Lead Major 1983
    Zinc Zn 2.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1983
    Arsenic As 7.35 wt-pct Arsenic Trace 1983
    Antimony Sb 0.67 wt-pct Antimony Trace 1983

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 4.88M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, F.L., DENTON, D.K., IVERSON, S.R., MCCULLOCH, R.B., STEBBINS, S.A., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1983, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GLACEIR PEAK RARE II AREA (NO. L6031), SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 75-83, P. 29

  • Reserve-Resource

    JOHNSON AND OTHERS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SULFIDE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1992 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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