| Deposit ID | 10036825 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025746 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Chief Prospect |
| Related records | 10253412 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.55288, 48.03537 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1021 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 0.5 MI WEST OF COPPER LAKE, Estimated From Map In Carithers And Guard. Location Is Probably Accurate Within Claim Area |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Snohomish(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silverton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sauk River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(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 | 029N | 010E | 05 | N2 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 3% CU, 0.15 OZ/TON AU, 3.5 OZ/TON AG, TRACE NI |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Eastern Melange Belt;Eastern Melange Belt;Eastern Melange Belt |
| Rock description | Eastern Melange Belt;Eastern Melange Belt;Eastern Melange Belt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Eastern Melange Belt;Eastern Melange Belt |
| Rock description | Eastern Melange Belt;Eastern Melange Belt |
| (1) | -121.55288, 48.03537 |
|---|
| General form | VEINS IN SHEAR ZONE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.13M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sultan District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount Baker National Forest |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 169.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025746 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 87.
BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 48-49.
CARITHERS, WARD, AND GUARD, A.K., 1945, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SULTAN BASIN, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 36, P. 49-50.
TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PRESENCE OF CO AND NI SUGGEST A MAGMATIC SEGREGATION IN ROCKS OF EASTERN MELANGE BELT ( BUT GEOLOGIC MAP DOES NOT INDICATE ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS IN AREA) OVERPRINTED WITH VEIN DEPOSITS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-85 | Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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