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Daisy Mine

Occurrence in Snohomish county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony
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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. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048564
MRDS ID MP00162
Record type Site
Current site name Daisy Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.4051, 47.92426 (WGS84)
Elevation 1311
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 3.5 MI SOUTH OF MONTE CRISTO; ABOUT 2 MI SOUTHEAST OF MINERAL CITY SITE, Estimated From Map In Church And Others. Location Is Likely Accurate Within Claim Area, Which Appears To Be Large. Location Given Is For Adits Shown South Of Hubbart Peak, Estimated From Map In Church And Others. Location Is Likely Accurate Within Claim Area, Which Appears To Be Large. Location Given Is For Adits Shown South Of Hubbart Peak

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Snohomish

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 028N 011E 09 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result MANY SAMPLES ANALYZED BY JOHNSON AND OTHERS. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 1.387 OZ/TON AU, 41.9 OZ/TON AG, 1%CU, 6.6%PB, 6.4% ZN, 15.6% AS, 1.21% SB

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 Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Grotto Batholith
    Rock description Grotto Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) Tertiary granitic rocks
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE
    Strike N
    Dip 70W
    Thickness 0.3M
    Length 1615.44M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Troublesome Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Snoqualmie National Forest

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.06 wt-pct Copper Major 1983
    Silver Ag 59.294 g/mt Silver Major 1983
    Antimony Sb 0.04 wt-pct Antimony Trace 1983
    Gold Au 7.087 g/mt Gold Major 1983
    Arsenic As 3.04 wt-pct Arsenic Trace 1983
    Lead Pb 0.82 wt-pct Lead Major 1983
    Zinc Zn 0.77 wt-pct Zinc Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INDICATED AND INFERRED, RESTRICTED MARGINAL RESERVES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 438.91M

Comments on the workings information

  • 5 ADITS WITH DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS, SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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, 20, 39.

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 158.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Reserve-Resource

    JOHNSON AND OTHERS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-92 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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