Description
Blonden Brothers
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryCopper, Zinc, Lead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN, DISSEMINATED
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Kaolinite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Chilliwack Formation;Chilliwack Formation
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationWall Rock Adjacent To Veins Contains Kaolinite, Sericite, Fine-Grained Pyrite.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1939
Discovery year1904
Identification
Deposit ID10047753
MRDS IDM700029
Alternate namesClaims: Evergreen Nos. 6-13
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.94175, -121.64485
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P 176.MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 83-84.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. 548.TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN, E.B., 199X, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 9X-XXX, SCALE 1:100,000 (IN PREPARATION IN 1993).HUNTTING, 1956