Washington · Snohomish County
Past Producer
Iowa Claims
Snohomish County, Washington, United States
Copper Silver Tungsten Zinc Lead Gold Molybdenum
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryTungsten, Zinc, Lead, Gold
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeSmall
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlFractures Near Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Orpiment, Powellite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Realgar, Scheelite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Index Batholith;Index Batholith;Index Batholith;Eastern Melange Belt;Eastern Melange Belt
StructureWest-Northwest Trending Fractures And Veins
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1915
Discovery year1901
Description
George S. Moshier.
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References
CARITHERS, WARD, AND GUARD, A.K., 1945, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SULTAN BASIN, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 36, P. 62-65.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 86.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. 352.LEMMON, D.M., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB DATA.KING, R.U., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB. DATA.LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-25, SCALE 1:3,168,000.CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 56.1943 GEOLMAP WASHINGTON DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REAL MAPWASH. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 36
Identification
Deposit ID10042376
MRDS IDM060138
Alternate namesMint
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.97731, -121.4976
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.