| Deposit ID | 10098707 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP00159 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Orphan Boy Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Queen |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.40038, 47.96926 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1265 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1 MI SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MONTE CRISTO; ABOUT 0.3 MI SOUTHEAST OF SILVER LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Snohomish(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Monte Cristo(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
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Henry M. Jackson Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Snohomish |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 029N | 011E | 28 | SW4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SEVERAL SAMPLES ANALYZED BY JOHNSON AND OTHERS. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 2.58 OZ/TON AU, 14.1 OZ/TON AG, 1.74% CU, 21.2% ZN, 8.69% AS |
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| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Barlow Pass Volcanics | ||||
| Rock description | Barlow Pass Volcanics | ||||
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| (1) | -121.40038, 47.96926 |
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| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N62E, N71-88W |
| Dip | VERTICAL, 46-73NE |
| Thickness | 0.79M |
| Length | 59.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Silver Creek District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Area name | In Snoqualmie National Forest |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 13000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 156.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00159 |
JOHNSON, F.L., DENTON, D.K., IVERSON, S.R., MCCULLOCH, R.B., STEBBINS, S.A., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1983, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GLACEIR PEAK RARE II AREA (NO. L6031), SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 75-83, P. 7, 34.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 163.
JOHNSON AND OTHERS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS. DIMENSIONS ARE OF ONE VEIN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1992 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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