| Deposit ID | 10101419 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001421 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copper Mining Co. |
| Alternate or previous names | New Find, Bird |
| Related records | 10131383, 10278549 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.35035, 46.76871 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 70 MI BY ROAD FROM YAKIMA; ABOUT 6 MI SOUTH OF BUNPING LAKE, Acccuate Within Claim Area. Location Given Is For New Find Mine |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yakima(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bumping Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Rainier(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Yakima(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Naches(hydrologic unit)
Yakima(hydrologic accounting unit)
Yakima(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Yakima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 015N | 012E | 18,19 | NW4 (18); NEAR S EDGE (19) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | WO3 ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 0.25%. LOCAL POCKETS OF SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS CONTAIN 0.75-1%. ASSAYS RAN TR AU, 0.6-2 OZ/TON AG, 1.15-3.35% CU, TR-11.5% WO3, 0.13% MOS2 |
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| Model code | 79 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 21a |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu-Mo |
| Mark3 model number | 2 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bumping Lake Pluton | ||||
| Rock description | Bumping Lake Pluton | ||||
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| (1) | -121.35035, 46.76871 |
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| General form | BRECCIA PIPES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N80W |
| Dip | 50-70NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bumping Lake District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Snoqualmie National Forest Cherry Stem Into William O. Douglas Wilderness |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Copper Mining Co. (- |
| Home office | Yakima, Wa. |
| Last year | 1956 |
| Year | 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | CONC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^19.6% Cu, 100 Oz/Ton Ag, 1 Oz/Ton Au | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001421 |
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUB. DATA.
LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP, MR-25, SCALE 1:3,168,000.
HOLLISTER, V.F., 1979, PORPHYRY COPPER-TYPE DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE VOLCANIC ARC, WASHINGTON: MINERALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, V. 11, P. 34.
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. 571-572.
CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 80-84.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 106-107, 350.
DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SERIES OF PARALLEL AND DIVERGING VEINLETS ARE PRESENT IN HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED SHEAR ZONE 7-8 FT WIDE AND TRACEABLE FOR 2,000 FT |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD MP00249. MRDS RECORDS W017917, D000706 HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-73 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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