| Deposit ID | 10095350 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M025700 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lockwood Pyrite Mine |
| Related records | 10056110, 10277118 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.71789, 47.96287 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 617 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.6 MI SOUTHWEST OF CULMBACK DAM ON SULTAN RIVER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Snohomish(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wallace Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Skykomish River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Skykomish(hydrologic unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Snohomish |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 029N | 008E | 25,30,31,32,36 | NE4 (36) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS OF MORE THAN 150 SAMPLES GAVE 10-43% FE, 9-46%S |
|---|---|
| Result | OTHER ASSAYS SHOWED 0.05-0.2 OZ/TON AU, 0.4-0.9 OZ/TON AG (HUNTTING). |
| Model code | 184 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28a |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, kuroko |
| Mark3 model number | 93 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Western Melange Belt;Western Melange Belt |
| Rock description | Western Melange Belt;Western Melange Belt |
| (1) | -121.71789, 47.96287 |
|---|
| General form | MASSIVE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 22.86M |
| Length | 914.4M |
| Width | 152.4M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sultan District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kennecott Corp., Island-Arc Resources Corp., Formosa Resources Corp. |
| First year | 1992 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Of Washington |
| Home office | Washington |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 68.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025700 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 201.
CARITHERS, WARD, AND GUARD, A.K., 1945, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SULTAN BASIN, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 36, P. 79-86.
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. 357.
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.
CARITHERS AND GUARD
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SPHALERITE IS PRESENT IN THIN DISCONTINUOUS BANDS AND LENSES COMMONLY ACCOMPANIED BY CHALCOPYRITE. MOST OF DEPOSIT IS PYRITIC MASSIVE SULFIDE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1985 | Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1992 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.