| Deposit ID | 10047925 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700281 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Midas Claims |
| Related records | 10301697 |
| 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 |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Skagit |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 035N | 013E | 25,26,35 | W2 (25); E2 (26); NE4 (35) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| 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 |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Eldorado Pluton | ||||
| Rock description | Eldorado Pluton | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -121.07621, 48.4851 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tight Folding Along North-Northwest Trending Axes. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Shear Zones |
| General form | VEINS IN SHEAR ZONES |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cascade District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|---|
| Area name | In North Cascades National Park |
| 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 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700281 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 315.
MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, P. 162-163.
MILNE, P.C., AND WALKER, C.W., 1978, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS 1977: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 63, P. 14. (SEE ALSO IC 34, P. 8; IC 44, P. 20; IC 46, P. 24)
TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.
| 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 |
| 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 |
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