| Deposit ID | 10104141 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700172 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Independence Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Independence Lode No. 1 |
| Related records | 10254007 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.15591, 46.36592 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1036 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 5.5 MI NORTH OF SPIRIT LAKE; 1 MI NORTH OF ISLAND LAKE, Accurate Within Claim Area, Probably Near Adit, Accurate Within Claim Area, Probably Near Adit, Accurate Within Claim Area, Probably Near Adit |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Skamania(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spirit Lake West(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 | 005E | 02,03,10,11 | SW4 (02); SE4 (03); NE4 (10); NW4 (11) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE AVERAGED $30/TON IN AU+AG+CU+PB. |
|---|
| 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 | Spirit Lake Pluton, Main Phase | ||||
| Rock description | Spirit Lake Pluton, Main Phase | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -122.15591, 46.36592 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 914.4M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | St. Helens District - Ryan Lake Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Monument |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument In Gifford-Pinchot National Forest |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Overall depth | 13.11M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700172 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVSION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 77.
MOEN, W.S., 1977, STS HELENS AND WASHOUGAL MINING DISTRICTS OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 60, P. 17, 25-26.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAIN QUARTZ VEIN IS 14-48 IN. THICK. 3,000 FT SOUTHWEST OF THE ADIT, A VEIN 4 FT THICK IS EXPOSED IN AN OPEN CUT AND CAN BE TRACED FOR 3,000 FT ON THE SURFACE ALONG THE SIDE LINES OF THE CLAIM. A SHAFT SUNK ON THE VEIN EXPOSED THE SAME THICKNESS OF VEIN AS IS FOUND IN THE OPEN CUT. |
| Deposit | LOCATION MAP AVAILABLE, MOEN, (1977) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-81 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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