Description
Wm. Boyd, W.L. Martin
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Zinc, Lead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEINS CONTAINING BANDS AND SEGREGATED MASSES OF ORE MINERALS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Marmatite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Chilliwack Formation;Chilliwack Formation;Chilliwack Formation
Associated rockAndesite
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1901
Identification
Deposit ID10047758
MRDS IDM700034
Alternate namesGold Run Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.97175, -121.64818
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P 176.MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P 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. 551.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).MOEN (1969)