| Deposit ID | 10048563 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP00161 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Canyon |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.4326, 47.93898 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 655 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3 MI SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MONTE CRISTO; ABOUT 0.7 MI SOUTH OF MINERAL CITY SITE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Snohomish(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Monte Cristo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Skykomish River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Skykomish(hydrologic unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Snohomish |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 028N | 011E | 05 | SW4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | SEVERAL SAMPLES ANALYZED BY JOHNSON AND OTHERS. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 0.542 OZ/TON AU, 0.5 OZ/TON AG, 1.9% ZN, 11.7% AS |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Swauk Formation | ||
| Rock description | Swauk Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -121.4326, 47.93898 |
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| General form | MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.27M |
| Length | 501.4M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Silver Creek District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Snoqualmie National Forest |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 45000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 18.9M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00161 |
JOHNSON, F.L., DENTON, D.K., IVERSON, S.R., MCCULLOCH, R.B., STEBBINS, S.A., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1983, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GLACIER PEAK RARE II AREA (NO. L6031), SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 75-83, P. 8, 89, 36.
TABOR, R.W., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., BOOTH, D.B., WHETTEN, J.T., WAITT, R.B., JR., AND ZARTMAN, R.E., 1982, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SKYKOMISH RIVER 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 82-747, SCALE 1:100,000.
JOHNSON AND OTHERS
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1992 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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