Good Luck

Occurrence in Snohomish county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Copper
Sections on this page
  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 10048595
MRDS ID MP00193
Record type Site
Current site name Good Luck

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.40788, 47.89954 (WGS84)
Elevation 488
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 5.5 MI SOUTH OF MONTE CRISTO; ABOUT 1.5 MI NORTHEAST OF GALENA SITE, Estimated Using Claim Map In Johnson And Others

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 21 SW4 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result MANY SAMPLES ASSAYED. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 0.342 OZ/TON AU, 1.45% CU

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 Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Grotto Batholith
    Rock description Grotto Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.40788, 47.89954

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR BODY
    Thickness 9.14M
    Length 30.48M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGIC MAP SHOWS AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY ROCKS OF THE GROTTO BATHOLITH. HORNFELS MAY BE A ROOF PENDANT TOO SMALL TO SHOW ON MAP

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
    Total resources 5000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.32 wt-pct Copper Major 1983
    Gold Au 1.44 g/mt Gold Major 1983

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 28.04M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 ADITS, OPEN CUT

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. 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. 84.

  • 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, 1983

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SULFIDE-BEARING QUARTZ BODY

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.