Washington · King County
Occurrence

Devils Canyon

King County, Washington, United States
CopperSilverTungstenMolybdenumGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Tungsten, Molybdenum
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlStructures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite
GangueQuartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Snoqualmie Batholith
StructureShear Zones
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10008477
MRDS IDD000661
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.61564, -121.50676
References
PURDY, C.P., 1954, MOLYBDENUM OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 18, P. 29-31.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 269.GUALTIERI, J.L., THURBER, H.K., MILLER, M.S., MCMAHAN, A.B., AND FEDERSPEIL, F.F., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ADDITIONS TO THE ALPINE LAKES STUDY AREA, CHELAN, KING, AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-3, P. 128.