Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryMercury, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEINS
Ore controlVein Intersections
Materials
Ore mineralsMercury
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Eastern Melange Belt
Associated rockGranite
StructureStrong Shear S60-70e, Dip 60-70s, Accreted Terranes
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10040183
MRDS IDM054871
Alternate namesDahl, Silverton Mines, Taft
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.076, -121.569
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 364.BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESHUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 158.BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 42-43.HODGES, L.K., 1897, MINING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, 116 P.SHEDD, SOLON, 1924, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON WITH STATISTICS FOR 1922: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 30, P. 1-183.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. 362.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.