Kitanning Prospect

Occurrence in Snohomish county in Washington, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036828
MRDS ID M025749
Record type Site
Current site name Kitanning Prospect
Related records 10181175

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.45815, 47.86842 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 7 MI FROM INDEX; ABOUT 1.5 MI NORTH-NORTHEAST OF TOM, DICK, AND HARRY LAKES, Estimated At Given Elevation Near Center Of East Side Of Sec. 36

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Snohomish

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 028N}028N 010E}011E 36}31 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ON NORTH SIDE OF DIVIDE BETWEEN TROUT AND LOST CREEKS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Index Batholith
    Rock description Index Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.45815, 47.86842

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Thickness 0.76M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracturing

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1900

Mining district

District name Index District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Judson C. Hubbard
    Home office Seattle, Wa.
    First year 1909

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 160.02M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL HIGH-GRADE ORE BODY IN SHEAR ZONE

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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