Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper, Antimony, Zinc, Arsenic, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR STOCKWORK, VEINS, DISSEMINATED, BONANZA BODIES
Ore controlFootwall Fissure - A Zone Of Shaly, Lustrous, Black Fault Gouge - Dips Sw - Ore Is Above This Fissure.
Materials
Ore mineralsAcanthite, Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Electrum, Galena, Gold, Hessite, Marcasite, Naumannite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Chumstick Formation;Chumstick Formation;Chumstick Formation
Associated rockRhyolite · Saddle Rock Andesite;Porphyry Of Wenatchee Dome And Rooster Comb;Porphyry Of Wenatchee Dome And Rooster Comb
StructureNw Trending Chiwakum Graben Bounded By Entiat And Leavenworth Faults, Zone Of Northerly Trending Steep Faults And Imbricate Thrust Faults.
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Alteration3 Stages Of Hydrothermal Alteration: Sericitization; Silicification And Brecciation; Resilicification. Also Argillic, Potassic, And Chloritic Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1894, 1910, 1938-39, 1944-46, 1949-67
First production1894
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10042374
MRDS IDM060135
Alternate namesGolden King, L-D Gold Mine, Wenatchee, Squillchuck, Gold King Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates47.38177, -120.31644
References
LOVITT, E.H., AND SKERL, A.C. 1958, GEOLOGY OF THE LOVITT GOLD MINE, WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON: MINING ENGINEERING, V. 10, NO. 9, P. 963-966.PATTON, T.C., AND CHENEY, E.S., 1972, L-D GOLD MINE, WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON, NEW STRUCTURAL INTERPRETATION AND ITS UTILIZATION IN FUTURE EXPLORATION: AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS TRANSACTIONS FOR 1971, V. 250, P.6-11.FOSTER, R.J., 1960, TERTIARY GEOLOGY OF A PORTION OF THE CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS, WASHINGTON: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 71, NO. 2, P. 99-126.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 112.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. 14-15.PATTON AND CHENEY, 1972; HUNTTING, 1956; LOVITT AND SKERL, 1958