| Deposit ID | 10048591 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP00189 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Spencer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.42677, 47.92787 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 823 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 4 MI SOUTH OF MONTE CRISTO; ABOUT 1.5 MI SOUTH OF MINERAL CITY SITE, Estimated From Claim Map In Johnson And Others |
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 | 08 | NEAR CENTER | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | MANY SAMPLES ASSAYED. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 0.606 OZ/TON AU, 2.3 OZ/TON AG, 1.7% CU, 5.1% 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) | -121.42677, 47.92787 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.58M |
| Length | 623.93M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Silver Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Snoqualmie National Forest |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 226000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 23.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00189 |
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. 37
JOHNSON AND OTHERS, 1983
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SULFIDE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS AND FAULT ZONES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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