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Matrix Property

Occurrence in Skagit county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, Gold
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  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. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047980
MRDS ID M700356
Record type Site
Current site name Matrix Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.64154, 48.41313 (WGS84)
Elevation 76
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 6 MI SOUTHWEST OF ANACORTES., Estimated Near Deception Pass In Southern Part Of Section On Bowman Hill

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Skagit(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Deception Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Port Townsend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Victoria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Puget Sound(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Skagit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 034N 001E 23 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • TOWNSHIP AND RANGE BASED ON ESTIMATED LOCATION. PROPERTY CONTAINS 150 ACRES OF DEEDED LAND. DESCRIPTIVE LOCATION PUTS DEPOSIT WITHIN DECEPTION STATE PARK, WHICH IS POSSIBLY TOO FAR SOUTH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Copper Ore
Pyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS: $5-55/TON

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 > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.64154, 48.41313
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Shear Zones

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Matrix Mining And Milling Co.
    First year 1934

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 12.19M

Comments on the workings information

  • 40 FT SHAFT, SEVERAL OPEN CUTS.

Comments on development

  • SEVERAL OPEN CUTS, 40 FT SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 76

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENSES IN SHEARED ZONES IN GRANODIORITE AND GREENSTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-82 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-92 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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