| Deposit ID | 10055922 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00134 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clipper |
| Alternate or previous names | Snoqualmie Copper, Katie Belle |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.34564, 47.51788 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1280 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.2 MI SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BIG SNOW MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
King(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Big Snow Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Skykomish River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Snoqualmie(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 | King |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 023N;023N;024N;024N | 011E;012E;011E;012E | 1;3;36;34 | N2 (01); NW4 OF NW4 (03); S2 (36); SW4 (34) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | SURFACE SAMPLES RANGE FROM 0.52-1.2% CU, 0.2% MO. OTHER ASSAY DATA GIVEN IN DERKEY AND OTHERS (1990), GUALTIERI AND OTHERS (1973) |
|---|
| Model code | 53 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 17 |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 4 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite | ||
| Rock unit name | Snoqualmie Batholith, Northern Phase | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| Rock unit name | Naches Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -121.34564, 47.51788 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | NE trending belt of en echelon NW striking faults, fractures, breccia pipes |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure name | Part of Ne-trending belt of en-echelon NW-striking faults, fractures, bx pi |
| General form | DISSEMINATED, STOCKWORK VEINLETS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Snoqualmie - Burns - Miller River |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Adjacent To Alpine Lakes Wilderness In Snoqualmie National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Cascade Mining Co., Inc. |
| First year | 1990 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00134 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D000660 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W017918 |
DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 109-110.
FRIZZELL, V.A., JR.; TABOR, R.W.; BOOTH, D.B.; ORT, K.M.; WAITT, R.B., 1984, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SNOQUALMIE PASS 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-693, 42 P., 1 PL.
GRANT, A.R., 1969, CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CONTROLS FOR BASE METAL DEPOSITION IN THE CASCADE RANGE OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 58, 107 P.
GUALTIERI, J.L.; THURBER, H.K.; MILLER, M.S.; MCMAHAN, A.B.; FEDERSPIEL, F.F.,1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ADDITIONS TO THE ALPINE LAKES WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, CHELAN, KING, AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-3, 161 P., 2 PL., p. 54, 68-71.
HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
LIVINGSTON, V.E., JR., 1971, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 63, 200 P., 8 PL.
MC INTYRE, A.W., 1907, COPPER DEPOSITS OF WASHINGTON: AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS, 9TH ANNUAL SESSION, REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS, P. 238-250.
PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, MOLYBDENUM OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 18, 118 P., 6 PL. (p. 28-29)
WESTERN MINER, 1967, WESTLAND MINES LTD.; P. 128
UNPUBLISHED INFORMATION: MELROSE, J.W., 1941, MINERALIZATION OF THE AREA TO BE SERVED BY THE MIDDLE FORK OF SNOQUALMIE RIVER ROAD. CARITHERS, WARD, 1942, MEMORANDUM TO SHELDON C. GLOVER. THESE REPORTS ARE IN Washington Divison of Geology and Earth Resources FILES.
HOLLISTER, V.F., 1979, PROPHYRY COPPER-TYPE DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE VOLCANIC ARC, WASHINGTON: MINERALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, V. 11, P. 32.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ON THE LAST CHANCE CLAIM, A 390-FT. ADIT BEARING N40W INTERSECTS MINERALIZATION FROM 265 TO 310 FT.; THE AREA WAS STOPED. ON THE PEDRO CLAIM, A 10-FT. ADIT WAS DRIVEN IN A 50-FT.-WIDE MINERALIZED ZONE. ON THE KATIE BELLE AND TRACY CLAIMS, A 15-FT. ADIT AND A 100-PLUS-FT. ADIT WERE DRIVEN. BOTH THE PATENTED AND UNPATENTED CLAIMS ARE OWNED (1990) BY UNITED CASCADE MINING CO., INC. COMPANIES WHO HAVE EXPLORED THE DEPOSIT INCLUDE ANACONDA COPPER CO., HOWE SOUND CO., CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CORP., ANACONDA CO., BEAR CORP., HOUSTON OIL AND MINERALS, AND ELECTRAS RESOURCES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1991 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1992 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey |
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