Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Model59: Skarn Cu
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formDISSEMINATED ALONG SHEAR ZONES, LENTICULAR REPLACEMENT BODIES. QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINLETS ASSUMED TO CONTAIN AU AND AG
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMarble · Shuksan Metamorphic Suite, Darrington Phyllite;Shuksan Metamorphic Suite, Darrington Phyllite
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1943
Last production1949
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10047805
MRDS IDM700089
Alternate namesSilvertip, Claims: Silver Tip Nos. 1-12
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.90759, -121.63124
References
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 93-94.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 106.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. 568.MOEN, 1966; HUNTTING, 1956