Guye

Occurrence in King county in Washington, United States with commodities Iron, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Reserves and resources
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048621
MRDS ID MP00220
Record type Site
Current site name Guye
Alternate or previous names Mt. Logan, Summit
Related records 10055929

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.4212, 47.44564 (WGS84)
Elevation 1189
Relative position ABOUT 1 MI NORTH OF SNOQUALMIE PASS, 2 MI NORTHEAST OF DENNY MOUNTAIN, 2.5 MI FROM ROCKDALE; ABOUT 0.5 MI NORTHWEST OF GUYE PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

King(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Snoqualmie Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Snoqualmie Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Snoqualmie(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 King

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 023N 011E 28,32 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • IN SNOQUALMIE SUMMIT SKI AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Magnetite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Actinolite Gangue
Diopside Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Sphene Gangue
Tremolite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Recrystallization

Analytical data

Result TWO ASSAYS: 59.94, 64.31% FE, 2.0, 2.64% AL2O3, 4.07, 6.71% SIO2, 0.32, 0.93% CAO, 0.37, 0.39% MGO, 0.019, 0.02% P, 0.013, 0.016% S, 0.11, 0.24% TIO2, 0.39, 0.58% MN (HUNTTING)

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 62
USGS model code 18d
Deposit model name Skarn Fe

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Snoqualmie Batholith
    Rock description Snoqualmie Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Naches Formation, Guye Sedimentary Member;Naches Formation, Guye Sedimentary Member
    Rock description Naches Formation, Guye Sedimentary Member;Naches Formation, Guye Sedimentary Member

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.4212, 47.44564

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 304.8M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reactive Host Rocks

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1881

Mining district

District name Snoqualmie District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Snoqualmie National Forest Just Outside Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boundary

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. F. Hubbart, Auburn
    First year 1956

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1942
    Total resources 4000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 60 wt-pct Iron Major 1942

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THERE MAY BE AS MUCH AS 200,000 TONE OR IRON-RICH ROCK

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT, 4-5 OPEN CUTS AND PITS

Comments on development

  • EXTENSIVE EXPLORATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN ON PROPERTY REPORTEDLY CONTAINS GALENA, SPHALERITE. MAIN MINERALIZATION OF GARNET AND MAGNETITE IS IN RECRYSTALLIZED LIMESTONE

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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