Midas Claims

Occurrence in Skagit county in Washington, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, 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. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047925
MRDS ID M700281
Record type Site
Current site name Midas Claims
Related records 10301697

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.07621, 48.4851 (WGS84)
Elevation 1189
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 1.4 MI NORTHWEST OF CASCADE PASS., Accurate Within Claim Area. Location Given Is On Diamond Mine Labeled On Topo Map

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Skagit(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cascade Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sauk River(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

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Skagit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 035N 013E 25,26,35 W2 (25); E2 (26); NE4 (35) Washington

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED. ON SOUTH SIDE OF NORTH FORK OF CASCADE RIVER, EAST OF JOHNSBURG. DIAMOND CLAIM IS IN NW/4 NE/4 SW/4 SE/4 SEC. 26.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAY: UP TO 20 OZ/TON AG, 0.14 OZ/TON AU, 2.2% PB, 1.96% ZN. REPORTEDLY $50-600 IN ALL VALUES

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 Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Eldorado Pluton
    Rock description Eldorado Pluton
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.07621, 48.4851

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Tight Folding Along North-Northwest Trending Axes.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Zones

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS IN SHEAR ZONES
    Width 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cascade District

Land status

Ownership category National Park
Area name In North Cascades National Park

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Valumines, Inc., Puyallup, Wa.
    First year 1967
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mosier, A. G. And Soren, William
    Home office Sedro Wooley, Wa
    First year 1951

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS (>1500 FT) FROM 2 ADITS.

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATION AT THE DIAMOND CLAIM IN 1959. DEVELOPMENT AT THE DIAMOND CLAIM 1967-1970. DEVELOPMENT AT MIDAS CLAIM 1977.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 INTERSECTING SHEAR ZONES CONTAINING NARROW SULFIDE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS.
Deposit 5 PATENTED CLAIMS: MIDAS, DIAMOND, SARATOGA, PRIDE OF SEATTLE, PRIDE OF KILDARE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-82 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-91 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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