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Red Mountain

Occurrence in Snohomish county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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  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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048594
MRDS ID MP00192
Record type Site
Current site name Red Mountain

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.40399, 47.94565 (WGS84)
Elevation 1372
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 2.5 MI SOUTH OF MONTE CRISTO; ABOUT 1.5 MI EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MINERAL CITY SITE, Estimated From Claim Map In Johnson And Others

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Snohomish(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Monte Cristo(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Snohomish

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 028N 011E 04 NEAR CENTER OF N2 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result MANY SAMPLES ANALYZED. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 0.302 OZ/TON AU, 2.2 OZ/TON AG, 0.47% CU

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Grotto Batholith;Swauk Formation
    Rock description Grotto Batholith;Swauk Formation

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form DISSEMINATED

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT IS PROBABLY A CONTINUATION OF MINERALIZATION FOUND AT SEACREST DEPOSIT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Troublesome Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Snoqualmie National Forest

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 19000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.09 wt-pct Copper Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TOO LOW GRADE TO BE MINED

Comments on the workings information

  • NO DEVELOPMENT

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 GLACIER PEAK RARE II AREA (NO. L6031), SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 75-83, P. 39

  • Reserve-Resource

    JOHNSON AND OTHERS, 1983

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISSEMINATED SULFIDE MINERALS AT CONTACT OF GRANODIORITE AND METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS
Deposit SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD MP00033

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-92 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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