Index Bornite Prospect

Occurrence in Snohomish county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, 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. 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. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095361
MRDS ID M025915
Record type Site
Current site name Index Bornite Prospect
Alternate or previous names Index
Related records 10302036

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.49815, 47.81675 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 3 MI EAST OF INDEX, Estimated At Common Section Boundary Along Lewis Creek

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Snohomish(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Baring(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 026N 010E 22,23 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ON LEWIS CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Potassic (Biotite). Volcanic Rocks Intensely Pyritized And Hornfelsed. Intrusion Is Pyritized.

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS GAVE 11.1-58.9% CU, 3.8-8.6 OZ/TON AG (PRESUMABLY THESE WERE HIGH-GRADE SAMPLES)

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 Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Index Batholith;
    Rock description Index Batholith;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.49815, 47.81675

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Intense Fracturing

Ore body information

  • General form VEINLETS
    Strike N65E
    Dip 70SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Of Volcanic Rocks And Intrusion

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Index District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Probably At Least Partly Within Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Index Bornite Copper Mining Co.
    First year 1917

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 213.36M
    Overall depth 21.34M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, 2 ADITS

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, V. 1, P. 86.

  • Deposit

    GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 47.

  • Deposit

    BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 17.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALONG CONTACT OF SNOQUALMIE BATHOLITH AND TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS. MAY BE HIGH-LEVEL REPRESENTATION OF POSSIBLE PORPHYRY SYSTEM. MINERALIZED AREA COVERS 1.5 SQUARE MI. SULFIDE MINERALS OCCUR AS IMPREGNATIONS AND BANDS TO 4 IN. WIDE IN MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-85 Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-91 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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