| Deposit ID | 10047852 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700181 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530590063 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Minnie Lee Group |
| Alternate or previous names | N.C. Nos. 1 and 2, Minnie Lee Nos. 1-3 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.1548, 46.3736 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 853 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 1.25 MI WEST OF DEADMAN LAKE, Location of collapsed buildings at area shown as shaft on claim #4 seen on Google Earth. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Skamania(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spirit Lake West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Saint Helens and Vicinity(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hoquiam(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Cowlitz(hydrologic unit)
Lower Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Gifford Pinchot National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Skamania |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 010N | 005E | 02, 03 | W2 (02): NE4 (03) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Spirit Lake Pluton, Main Phase | ||||
| Rock description | Spirit Lake Pluton, Main Phase | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -122.1548, 46.3736 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fracture Zone |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | St. Helens District - Ryan Lake Area |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Monument |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument In Gifford Pinchot National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cascadia Mining And Development Co. |
| First year | 1926 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 243.84M |
| Overall depth | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700181 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530590063 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 78.
MOEN, W.S., 1977, ST. HELENS AND WASHOUGAL MINING DISTRICTS OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 60, P. 17, 20, 24.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN 18 IN.-5.5 FT THICK, CONTAINING ABUNDANT PYRITE, FOLLOWS A N30W TRENDING FRACTURE ZONE IN GRANODIORITE. |
| Deposit | LOCATION MAP AVAILABLE, MOEN, (1977, p. 20) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-81 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 24-JUN-94 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 09-JUN-09 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey |
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