Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Copper, Lead
TertiaryNickel, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formDISSEMINATIONS AND STRINGERS IN TABULAR TO PIPE-LIKE BODIES
Ore controlIn Breccia That Contains Visible Galena, Well Developed Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Sylvanite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSlate · Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation
Associated rockDiabase
StructureJur-Cret Fold And Thrust Belt Intruded By Lcret-Etert Magmatic Arc Plutons, Masses Of Quartz-Carbonate Cemented Breccia.
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1896
Discovery year1893
Identification
Deposit ID10042391
MRDS IDM060158
Alternate namesEureka, Bonita, Slate Creek, Monica
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates48.76121, -120.72677
References
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 113-116.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 178.LANDES, HENRY, THYNG, W.S., LYON, D.A., AND ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, PT. 2, P. 83-85.BUNNING, B.B., 1981, NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MINERALS AND ENERGY, WASHINGTON STATE, 1980: WASHINGTON GEOLOGIC NEWSLETTER, V. 9, NO. 1, P. 4.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. 563.DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., AND LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25.HUNTTING, 1956; MOEN, 1969; DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990