Epoch Claim

Occurrence in Skagit county in Washington, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold
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. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

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

Geographic coordinates: -121.1001, 48.44649 (WGS84)
Elevation 945
Relative position ABOUT 1.4 MI SOUTHWEST OF CASCADE PEAK.

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Skagit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 034N 013E 10 NEAR CENTER OF E2 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED. ON MIDDLE FORK OF CASCADE RIVER 2.5 MI BY TRAIL FROM MINERAL PARK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS: 38-45% PB, 39-102 OZ/TON AG, TRACE OF AU

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 Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Cascade River Schist;Cascade Pass Dike
    Rock description Cascade River Schist;Cascade Pass Dike

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.1001, 48.44649

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Tight Folding Along North-Northwest Trending Axes

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Width 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cascade District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Mount Baker National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Natural Resources Development Corp. Bellevue, Wa.
    First year 1969

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT OF UNKNOWN LENGTH

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATION IN 1969-70.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SAID TO BE A 3 FT VEIN OF SOLID GALENA ORE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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