| Deposit ID | 10047989 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700371 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Johnsburg Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | 4 Patented Claims: Johnsburg, Lookout, Tarcoounion, Prospectors Friend |
| Related records | 10056087, 10131900 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.10288, 48.4801 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1554 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.5 MI NORTHWEST OF CASCADE PEAK. 22 MI FROM MARBLEMOUNT ON CASCADE RIVER ROAD. |
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 | 27,34 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Result | 5 SAMPLES ACROSS VEIN, 10-28 IN. LONG, OVER A DISTANCE OF 35 FT ALONG VEIN AVERAGED 0.077 OZ/TON AU, 42.64 OZ/TON AG, 50.74% PB. 1953 SHIPMENTS AVERAGED 56.9% PB, 0.4% ZN, 0.42% CU, 0.067 OZ/TON AU, 40.4 OZ/TON AG. |
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| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Cascade River Schist | ||||
| Rock description | Cascade River Schist | ||||
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| (1) | -121.10288, 48.4801 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tight Folding Along North-Northwest Trending Axes |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Shear Zone |
| General form | LENS IN SHEAR ZONE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.76M |
| Length | 15.24M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cascade District |
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| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|---|
| Area name | In North Cascades National Park |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kaess Mining Co. |
| Home office | Mount Vernon, Wa |
| First year | 1954 |
| Year | 1953 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE PB AG | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^56.9% Pb, 40.4 Oz/Ton Ag | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1955 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE PB AG | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^50-60% Pb, 10'S Oz/Ton Ag. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1955 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1953-1955 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE PB AG | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^50-60% Pb, 10'S Oz/Ton Ag | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 80.77M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700371 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 231-232.
MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, P. 162.
PURDY, C.P., JR., 1952, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1952: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 20, P. 36. (SEE ALSO IC 16, P. 10; IC 18, P. 10; IC 19, P. 33)
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.
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. 331.
HUNTTING (1956)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE IN SCHIST. A LENS OF GALENA ORE 50 FT LONG AND 4-30 IN. WIDE IS EXPOSED IN VEIN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1982 | Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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