Description
W.H. Morton And Others
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBRECCIA PIPE, STOCKWORKS
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueDolomite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Wells Creek Volcanics;Wells Creek Volcanics;Wells Creek Volcanics;Wells Creek Volcanics;Wells Creek Volcanics
StructureWest-Plunging Syncline Superimposed On West Limb Of Regional North-Trending Anticline, Strong Shears
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationAndesite Is Silicified And Sericitized
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1903
Last production1916
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10047768
MRDS IDM700046
Alternate namesLincoln Mine, President Mine, Excelsior
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.8987, -121.80596
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 177.MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 86-87.MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, P. 160.GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 26.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. 557.MOEN, 1969; HUNTTING, 1956; DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990