| Deposit ID | 10036710 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025615 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cooperative Mine Upper Workings |
| Alternate or previous names | Howard |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.41065, 47.8526 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1280 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 11 MI NORTHEAST OF INDEX; ABOUT 0.25 MI DOWNSTREAM FROM HOWARD LAKE, Estimated Near Southern Corner Of Common Section Border On Howard Creek |
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)
Wild Sky Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness 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 | 011E | 04,05 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLES FROM SHAFT RAN $1-6/TON AU |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Grotto Batholith; |
| Rock description | Grotto Batholith; |
| (1) | -121.41065, 47.8526 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1897 |
| Discoverer | Charles R. Howard |
| District name | Index District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cooperative Mining Syndicate |
| First year | 1912 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025615 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 81.
WEAVER, C.E., 1912, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE INDEX MINING DISTRICT, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 7, P. 79-80.
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 | MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-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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