| Deposit ID | 10100755 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700187 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530590037 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Polar Star Mine |
| Included sites | Claims: Phil Sheridan Nos. 1 and 2, Polar Star Jr. Nos. 1-3, Polar Star Nos. 1-3, Black Falls Nos. 1 and 2, Blackhawk |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.1073, 46.35231 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1036 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 4 MI NORTH OF SPIRIT LAKE, ABOUT 1.75 MI WEST OF RYAN LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Skamania(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spirit Lake East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Saint Helens and Vicinity(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hoquiam(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Cowlitz(hydrologic unit)
Lower Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gifford Pinchot National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Skamania |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 010N | 006E | 07,18 | SW4 (07); NW4 (18) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Arsenopyrite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | 3 SAMPLES (1909): 4.2-15.4% CU, 0.09-0.7 OZ/TON AU, 3.59-14.56 OZ/TON AG |
|---|---|
| Result | 10 SAMPLES (1908): 4.9-30.8% CU, 0.02-0.08 OZ/TON AU, 0.80-10.8 OZ/TON AG |
| Result | 0.05-5.13% CU, TR-0.08 OZ/TON AU, 0-2.88 OZ/TON AG. ASSAY OF MATERIAL STOCKPILED AT PORTAL (1958): 3.45% CU, 2.6 OZ/TON AG, 0.08/TON AU. ASSAY OF LENS SEVERAL IN.-36 IN. THICK, TRACED FOR 6 FT IN A DRIFT: 0.1% CU, TR AU, 0.5 OZ/TON AG. 5 SAMPLES TAKEN ALONG ORE BODY AVERAGE $89/TON IN CU+AU+AG (AT 1905 VALUES). A SMELTING TEST FROM AVERAGE ORE TAKEN FROM DEPTH OF 10 FT IN WINZE AND FROM ADIT AVERAGED 17.9% CU+AU+AG |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Spirit Lake Pluton, Main Phase | ||||
| Rock description | Spirit Lake Pluton, Main Phase | ||||
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| (1) | -122.1073, 46.35231 |
|---|
| General form | BRECCIA MATRIX |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | St. Helens District - Ryan Lake Area |
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| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Gifford Pinchot National Forest |
| Ownership category | National Monument |
| Area name | Mt St. Helens National Monument |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Champion International Corp. |
| First year | 1992 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1918 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 324.31M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700187 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530590037 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530590045 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 78. (also includes Black Falls property on p. 76)
LANDES, HENRY, THYNG, W.S., LYON, D.A., AND ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, V. 1, PT. 2, P. 134.
MOEN, W.S., 1977, ST. HELENS AND WASHOUGAL MINING DISTRICTS OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 60, P. 17-24.
ASHLEY, R.P., AND PETERSON, J.A., 1991, FILED EXAM WITH CONSULTANT RON PARKER WORKING FOR CHAMPION LUMBER
DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., AND LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT HAS BEEN GIVEN THE INFORMAL NAME OF A BRECCIA PIPE CU DEPOSIT, FOR WHICH THERE IS NO PUBLISHED MODEL. ADIT WAS DRIVEN ALONG A PERSISTANT FRACTURE ZONE IN QUARTZ MONZONITE - FRACTURES RANGE FROM SEVERAL IN.-2 FT THICK. MATERIAL IN FRACTURE ZONE CONSISTS OF QUARTZ, GOUGE, TALC, AND WALL-ROCK FRAGMENTS CEMENTED BY QUARTZ. PYRITE AND MINOR CHALCOPYRITE ARE PRESENT IN QUARTZ AND IN SILICIFIED AND SERICITIZED WALL ROCK. CHALCOCITE CONTAINING 80 OZ/TON AG IS REPORTED TO BE EXPOSED AT THE BOTTOM OF A 100 FT WINZE. ABOUT 10 FT BELOW DRIFT IN NO. 2 WINZE IS SPECTACULAR EXPOSURE OF NEARLY MASSIVE BORNITE AND CHALCOPYRITE. |
| Deposit | MAPS OF CLAIMS AND MINE WORKINGS AVAILABLE and property description, MOEN (1977, p. 18-24) |
| Deposit | MRDS RECORD M700155 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-81 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 24-JUN-44 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 08-JUN-09 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey |
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