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Silver Queen

Occurrence in Skagit county in Washington, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Cadmium
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048599
MRDS ID MP00197
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Queen
Alternate or previous names Cascade

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.14204, 48.45982 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 1.5 MI EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SADDLE POINT, Estimated From Map In Church And Others. Topo Map Shows Mine Symbol At That Location

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Skagit(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sonny Boy Lakes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sauk River(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

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 Skagit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 034N 013E 05 E2 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED. ALTERNATE LOCATION GIVEN IS NW/4 SEC. 7.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Cadmium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Rock unit name Cascade River Schist
    Rock description Cascade River Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.14204, 48.45982
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PODS
    Thickness 0.25M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Host Rock Chemistry

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1892

Mining district

District name Cascade District

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness
Area name In Glacier Peak Wilderness In Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 27000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 5 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Cadmium Cd 0.1 wt-pct Cadmium Trace 1982
    Zinc Zn 2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982
    Silver Ag 156.143 g/mt Silver Major 1982
    Copper Cu 0.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1982
    Gold Au 0.282 g/mt Gold Minor 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVE ESTIMATES ARE FOR INDICATED MARGINAL RESERVES AND MEASURED SUBECONOMIC RESOURCES, RESPECTIVELY

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRANT, A.R., 1982, SUMMARY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY DATA FOR THE GLACEIR PEAK WILDERNESS, CHELAN, SNOHOMISH, AND SKAGIT COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 82-408, P. 34.

  • Deposit

    STOTELMEYER, R.B., JOHNSON, F.L., MCHUGH, E.L., FEDERSPIEL, F.E., DENTON, D.K., JR., AND STEBBINS, S.A., 1982, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE GLACEIR PEAK WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, CHELAN, SKAGIT, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT 89-82, P. 17.

  • Deposit

    CHURCH, S.E., FORD, A.B., FLANIGAN, V.J., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, CHELAN, SKAGIT, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1652-A, SCALE 1:100,000.

  • Deposit

    TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.

  • Reserve-Resource

    STOTELMEYER AND OTHERS, 1982

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SULFIDE REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE IS PREVALENT. ALSO A 10 IN. WIDE PAY STREAK IN A 5 FT WIDE QUARTZ VEIN.

Reporter information

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

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