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Cannon Mine

Producer in Chelan county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Antimony, Lead, Arsenic
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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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Production statistics
  20. Reserves and resources
  21. Links to other databases
  22. Bibliographic references
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085026
MRDS ID W700462
Record type Site
Current site name Cannon Mine
Alternate or previous names B North Ore Body
Related records 10055841, 10252776

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.32644, 47.39539 (WGS84)
Elevation 320
Relative position ON OUTSKIRTS OF WENATCHEE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chelan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Columbia-Entiat(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Chelan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 022N 020E 16 SE4 OF SE4 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • NORTHWEST OF ROOSTER COMB. DERKEY AND OTHERS GIVE INCORRECT CADASTRAL COORDINATES

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Acanthite Ore
Boulangerite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Electrum Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Hessite Ore
Marcasite Ore
Naumannite Ore
Pyrargyrite Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chalcedony Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Pyritization, K-Silicate Alteration, Carbonate Alteration, Argillization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 150
USGS model code 25c
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Comstock
Mark3 model number 16

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite
    Rock unit name Saddle Rock Andesite;Porphyry Of Wenatchee Dome;Rooster Comb Flow Layered Rhyodacite Dome
    Rock description Saddle Rock Andesite;Porphyry Of Wenatchee Dome;Rooster Comb Flow Layered Rhyodacite Dome
    Chronological age 42.2
    Dating method K-Ar
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Chumstick Formation;Chumstick Formation
    Rock description Chumstick Formation;Chumstick Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.32644, 47.39539
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Chiwakum Graben Bounded By Entiat And Leavenworth Faults. District Dominated By Postmineralization Fold And Thrust Belt
Type of structure Local
Structure description Structures In Ore Body Dominated By Premineral Folds With Axes Trending Ne

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS, STOCKWORKS, BRECCIAS, DISSEMINATED

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Two Generations Of Fracturing. Early Veins Occupy Fractures Radial To Fold Hinges, Are Offset By Vein-Filled, Normal Faults Active During Mineralization

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE BODY LIES BETWEEN TWO DEFORMED CLAYSTONE BEDS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Production years MID 1980'S-1990

Mining district

District name Wenatchee District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Asamera Minerals (U. S.), Inc., And Breakwater Resources, Ltd.
    First year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1989
    Material AG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.272 Oz/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 8g/mt
  • Year 1992
    Material AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.492 Oz/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • MINE HAS BEEN LARGEST GOLD PRODUCER IN WASHINGTON FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS (1993)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Total resources 4720000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 7.32 g/mt Gold Major 1986
    Silver Ag 13.4 g/mt Silver Major 1986
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Total resources 472000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 7.34 g/mt Gold Major 1986
    Silver Ag 13.72 g/mt Silver Major 1986

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DWINDLING RESERVES CAUSED DECREASED PRODUCTION IN 1992 AND MINE IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE IN ABOUT 2 YEARS UNLESS NEW RESERVES ARE IDENTIFIED

Comments on the workings information

  • THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST UNDERGROUND GOLD MINES IN THE U.S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OTT, L.E., GROODY, DIANE, FOLLIS, E.L., AND SIEMS, P.L., 1986, STRATIGRAPHY, STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY, ORE MINERALOGY AND HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION AT THE CANNON MINE, CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON, U.S.A., IN MACDONALD, A.J., ED., GOLD '86 - AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF GOLD DEPOSITS, PROCEEDINGS VOLUME, P. 425-435.

  • Deposit

    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. 9-10.

  • Deposit

    MARGOLIS, JACOB, 1989, ARKOSE-HOSTED AQUIFER-CONTROLLED, EPITHERMAL AU-AG MINERALIZATION, WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V. 84, P. 1891-1902.

  • Deposit

    DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., AND LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25.

  • Production

    DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990; DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1993

  • Reserve-Resource

    OTT AND OTHERS, 1986

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1988 Paidakovich, Matthew E. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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