Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Silver
TertiaryIron, Arsenic, Tellurium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model184: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES IN SHEAR ZONE
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Realgar, Sylvanite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Eastern Melange Belt
Associated rockDiorite · Squire Creek Stock And Related Intrusive Rocks
StructureAccreted Terranes, Fracture Zone
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationDiorite Is Altered
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10036701
MRDS IDM025604
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.09898, -121.56455
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 80.BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH CONTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 39.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. 341.TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.