| Deposit ID | 10047992 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700377 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Tip Claims |
| Related records | 10180430 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.01149, 48.51593 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2.25 MI EAST-NORTHEAST OF FORBIDDEN PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Skagit(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Forbidden Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Baker(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 | 014E | 16,17 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | SAMPLE ACROSS 12-16 IN. OF ORE ASSAYED 20.5% PB, 6.6% ZN, 19.9 OZ/TON AG, $0.20/TON AU |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Cascade Pass Dike | ||||
| Rock description | Cascade Pass Dike | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -121.01149, 48.51593 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tight Folding Along North-Northwest Trending Axes |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Width | 1.22M |
| Depth to bottom | 12.19M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Thunder Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|---|
| Area name | In North Cascades National Park |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver Tip Mining Co. |
| First year | 1941 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 12.19M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700377 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 232.
MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, P. 163.
TABOR, R.W., HARGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN, E.B., 199X, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN -FILE REPORT 9X-XXX, SCALE 1:100,000 (IN PREPARATION IN 1993).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 4 PATENTED CLAIMS: IMPERIAL ENGLISH NO. 3, LIBERTY, LAKEVIEW; ALSO 8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS AND 2 MILLSITES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | REPORTEDLY A 3-4 FT VEIN CONTAINING 1-2 FT OF ORE. OTHER VEINS ALSO REPORTED |
| 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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