| Deposit ID | 10047732 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Anacortes Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims: Anacortes, Tip Top, American, Fidalgo, Gold Coin, Silver Coin, California, Horseshoe, San Jose |
| Related records | 10056222, 10131852, 10253511 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.82593, 48.77538 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Relative position | ABOPUT 1.8 MI NORTHWEST OF CHANCELLOR CAMPGROUND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shull Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Robinson Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Skagit(hydrologic unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puget Sound(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)
Pasayten Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Whatcom |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 038N | 016E | 23,25,26 | W2 (25); E2 (26) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Tellurium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS AVERAGE $18-20 AU, AG/TON. VALUES REPORTEDLY RANGED $8-300/TON. IN 1895, 10 LB OF ORE YIELDED 3.8 OZ AU.ASSAYS: 0.34 OZ/TON AU, 0.56 OZ/TON AG. SEVERAL ANALYSES IN STAATZ AND OTHERS |
|---|---|
| Result | MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 0.78 OZ/TON AU, 1.4 OZ/TON AG |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Virginian Ridge Formation;Virginian Ridge Formation;Virginian Ridge Formation |
| Rock description | Virginian Ridge Formation;Virginian Ridge Formation;Virginian Ridge Formation |
| (1) | -120.82593, 48.77538 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Jur-Cret Fold And Thrust Belt Intruded By Cret-Tert Magmatic Arc Plutons |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Local Folding Of Strata, Shear Zones |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10W; N45W; N35W |
| Dip | ?;70 SW; 85SW |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10W; N45W; N35W |
| Dip | ?;70 SW; 85SW |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Dip | ?;70 SW; 85SW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1892 |
| Discoverer | Henry Benke And Henry Jaeger |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| Year of last production | 1937 |
| District name | Slate Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Pasayten Wilderness Area In Mount Baker National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Cannon, Jack White, And Walter Bortz |
| First year | 1955 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anacortes Gold Mining Co. |
| First year | 1939 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700005 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 175.
MOEN, W. S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 101.
LANDES, HENRY, THYNG, W.S., LYON, D.A., AND ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, V. 1, PT. 2, P. 87.
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. 541.
STAATZ, M.H., WEIS, P.L., TABOR, R.W., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., PATTEE, E.C., AND HOLT, D.C., 1971, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PASAYTEN WILDERNESS AREA, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1325, P. 160-167.
STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.F., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1:100,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINS IN QUARTZ CEMEMTED BRECCIA ZONE. PYRITE IS DISSEMINATED IN THE VEINS AND GALENA AND SPHALERITE FORM HAIRLIKE STRINGERS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1981 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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