| Deposit ID | 10103536 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025728 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Reiter |
| Alternate or previous names | American Arsenic Mine |
| Related records | 10131560 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.58538, 47.85203 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 732 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2.7 MI NORTHWEST IF INDEX, Estimated In Sec. 1 At Given Elevation |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Snohomish(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Index(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Snohomish |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 027N}027N | 009E}010E | 01}06 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Arsenic Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Orpiment | Ore |
| Realgar | Ore |
| Model code | 151 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25d |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Sado |
| Mark3 model number | 28 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Index Batholith | ||||
| Rock description | Index Batholith | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -121.58538, 47.85203 |
|---|
| General form | VEINLETS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N20E |
| Dip | 70SE |
| Thickness | 0.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Index District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Snoqualmie National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Western Copper Mining Co. |
| First year | 1926 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025728 |
HUNTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERLAS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 28.
BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PORPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 15-16.
TABOR, R.W., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., BOOTH, D.B., WHETTEN, J.T., WAITT, R.B., JR., AND ZARTMAN, R.E., 1982, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SKYKOMISH RIVER 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 82-747, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2-12 IN. FRACTURE FILLING AND SEVERAL SMALLER VEINLETS. LARGEST ORE BODY ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN 20% ARSENIC SULFIDES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-85 | Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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