Washington · Chelan County
Past Producer

Crown Point

Chelan County, Washington, United States
MolybdenumCopperLeadZincSilverGoldArsenic
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formDISSEMINATED IN VEIN
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Cloudy Pass Pluton
StructureFaults
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationSilica Flooding
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1897-1902, LATER INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION
First production1897
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10008469
MRDS IDD000648
Alternate namesAurelia Crown, Crown Power
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.19621, -120.89426
References
PURDY, C.P. JR.,, 1954, MOLYBDENUM OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 18, P. 23-25.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 268.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. 11.GRANT, A.R., 1982, SUMMARY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY DATA FOR THE GLACEIR PEAK WILDERNESS, CHELAN, SNOHOMISH, AND SKAGIT COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 82-408, P. 25-26.STOTELMEYER, R.B., JOHNSON, F.L., MCHUGH, E.L., FEDERSPIEL, F.E., DENTON, D.K., JR., AND STEBBINS, S.A., 1982, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, CHELAN, SKAGIT, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 89-82, P. 16.CHURCH, S.E., FORD, A.B., FLANNIGAN, V.J., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, CHELAN, SKAGIT, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1652-A, SCALE 1:100,000.STOTELMEYER AND OTHERS, 1982