Description
C.R. Mclean, H.J. Ballard, C.R. Ballard
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Zinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEINS
Ore controlFaults
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMudstone · Virginian Ridge Formation;Virginian Ridge Formation;Virginian Ridge Formation
Associated rockDiorite
StructureDeposit Is On Northeast Limb Of Northwest Trending Anticline., Shear Zones Trending N10w-S50w, Dipping 45-60n And W.
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationWall Rock Has Been Silicified, Chloritized, Sericitized, Kaolinized, And Pyritized.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1918
Last production1939
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10047819
MRDS IDM700105
Alternate namesSouth Azurite, Ibex, Chalcopyrite, Claims: Azurite
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.6826, -120.78232
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 175.MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 102-105.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. 542.GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST SERIVCE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 29.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)