| Deposit ID | 10036906 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025873 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cascade Chief Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Morrison, First of August, Gladstone |
| Related records | 10055937 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.6395, 47.28121 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1036 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2.5 MI NORTHEAST OF LIBERTY, Accurate? Discrepancy In Cadastral Coordinates Vs. Lat/Long. Lat/Long Was Used |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kittitas(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Liberty(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Yakima(hydrologic unit)
Yakima(hydrologic accounting unit)
Yakima(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Kittitas |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 021N | 017E | 30 | NEAR CENTER OF W EDGE | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | CHANNEL CAMPLE YIELDED $7.24/TON AU. ONE ASSAY GAVE $129.35/TON AU |
|---|
| Model code | 151 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25d |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Sado |
| Mark3 model number | 28 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Swauk Formation |
| Rock description | Swauk Formation |
| (1) | -120.6395, 47.28121 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1911, 1938, 1939 |
| District name | Swauk District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cascade Chief, Inc. |
| First year | 1936 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025873 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 131
DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MIINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 126.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE SHEAR ZONES AVERAGING 4 FT WIDE. WITHIN DISTRICT, VEINS ARE SUBPARALLEL TO NORTH-NORTHEAST TRENDING BASALT DIKES, WITH SOME VEINS CUTTING THE DIKES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-85 | Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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