| Deposit ID | 10048608 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP00205 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sevenmile Antimony |
| Alternate or previous names | Sevenmile Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.70563, 48.18649 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 975 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2.75 MI SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF RIDDLE PEAKS, Estimated From Map In Church And Others. Location Given Is 200 Ft Higher Than Reported Elevation |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chelan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pinnacle Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Twisp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lake Chelan(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Glacier Peak Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Chelan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 031N | 017E | 15 | SE4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Result | SEVERAL SAMPLES ASSAYED. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 2.72% SB, 1% NI, 0.01 OZ/TON AU, 0.4 OZ/TON AG |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -120.70563, 48.18649 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Breccia Zone |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| Length | 15.24M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Railroad Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Wilderness |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Glacier Peak Wilderness In Wenatchee National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Oscar Getty, Lucerne |
| First year | 1952 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00205 |
STOTELMEYER, R.B., JOHNSON, F.L., MCHUGH, E.L., FEDERSPEIL, F.E., DENTON, D.K., JR., AND STEBBINS, S.A., 1982, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, CHELAN, SKAGIT, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 98-82, P. 20.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 16.
CHURCH, S.E., FORD, A.B., FLANIGAN, V.J., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, CHELAN, SKAGIT, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1652-A, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PRESENCE OF NI IS NOT CHARACTERISTIC FOR POLYMETALLIC VEINS AND GRANITIC HOST ROCK IS NOT TYPICAL FOR MAGMATIC DEPOSITS OR MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS CONTAINING NI. 2 VEINS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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