| Deposit ID | 10278231 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530770045 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Apex |
| Alternate or previous names | Sphalerite Nos. 7 and 8, Acw Nos. 1-5 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.35118, 46.75812 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1250 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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 | 015 N | 012 E | 29 | S2 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Claim (1) | -121.35118, 46.75812 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bumping Lake District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530770045 |
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1504, 1983, TABLE 8, NO. 46,
P. 78.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CLAIMS IN THIS AREA SUPPOSEDLY CONTAINED SOME SPHALERITE, CHALCOPYRITE, AND GALENA WITH VALIES IN SILVER AND GOLD. MINERALIZATION WAS NOT VERIFIED IN 1973. A TOTAL OF 15 CLAIMS FROM COPPER CITY SOUTH. MINERALIZATION MAY ONLY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED IN THE AREA AROUND COPPER CITY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-OCT-94 | Van Noy | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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