Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryZinc, Silver, Copper, Antimony
TertiaryGold, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formDISSEMINATED IN VEINLETS AS STRINGERS AND BLEBS
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
StructureN40w-Trending Shear Zone
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1917
Identification
Deposit ID10009081
MRDS IDD001742
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.83899, -121.22785
References
PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 176.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 250.SIMMONS, G.C., VAN NOY, R.M., AND ZILKA, N.T., 1983, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE COUGAR LAKES-MOUNT AIX STUDY AREA, YAKIMA AND LEWIS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1504, P. 55.