| Deposit ID | 10042395 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060163 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Glance Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Craggy Peak |
| Related records | 10277131, 10104277 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.30341, 48.75205 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 4.6 MI SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BILLY GOAT MOUNTAIN; ABOUT 1.4 MI SOUTHEAST OF BIG CRAGGY PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Okanogan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Billy Goat Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Robinson Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Methow(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Okanogan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 038N | 020E | 35 | NE4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | LOW VALUES IN CU, AU, AND AG OVER MINABLE WIDTHS. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Andesite Of Isabella Ridge |
| Rock description | Andesite Of Isabella Ridge |
| (1) | -120.30341, 48.75205 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Eightmile Creek Fault Trends N30w. It Starts About 30 Mi To The South And Extends Into British Columbia, Where It Becomes Part Of The Frazer River Fault System. Near Mine Fault Dips Steeply West. Adjacent Rocks Are Commonly Sheared And Brecciated; On East Side Rocks Are Foliated Up To 3 Mi From Fault. Throw On Fault Is Unknown But Must Be Large Based On Opposing Rock Types. |
| General form | DISSEMINATED IN FRACTURE |
|---|---|
| Width | 30.48M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1914 |
| District name | Methow Valley Mining District ; Eightmile Creek Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Okanogan National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. E. Kucera |
| First year | 1992 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Copper Glance Mining Co. |
| Home office | Seattle, Wa. |
| First year | 1947 |
| Last year | 1952 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 76.2M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060163 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 63.
STAATZ M.H., AND OTHERS, 1971, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PASAYTEN WILDERNESS AREA, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1325, P. 22, 43, 44, 106, PL. 1-2.
DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 188.
DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT HAS BEEN GIVEN THE INFORMAL NAME OF A BRECCIA PIPE CU DEPOSIT, FOR WHICH THERE IS NO PUBLISHED MODEL. FRACTURE ZONE IN ANDESITE 80-100 FT WIDE IS MINERALIZED IN PLACES AT COPPER GLANCE MINE. ADDITIONALLY, AREA CONTAINS TOURMALINE-BEARING BRECCIA PIPES AND ALTERED ROCK |
| Deposit | 12 UNPATENTED CLAIMS AND A MILLSITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1973 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1982 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1991 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey |
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