| Deposit ID | 10088859 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700369 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Epoch Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Spaulding-Silver Queen Group |
| Related records | 10301720 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.1001, 48.44649 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 945 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.4 MI SOUTHWEST OF CASCADE PEAK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Skagit(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cascade Pass(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)
Glacier Peak Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Skagit |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 034N | 013E | 10 | NEAR CENTER OF E2 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | ASSAYS: 38-45% PB, 39-102 OZ/TON AG, TRACE OF AU |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Cascade River Schist;Cascade Pass Dike |
| Rock description | Cascade River Schist;Cascade Pass Dike |
| (1) | -121.1001, 48.44649 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tight Folding Along North-Northwest Trending Axes |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cascade District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount Baker National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Natural Resources Development Corp. Bellevue, Wa. |
| First year | 1969 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700369 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 231.
MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, P. 162.
MOEN, W.S., 1971, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS 1969-1970: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 46, P. 20.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAID TO BE A 3 FT VEIN OF SOLID GALENA ORE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-82 | Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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