Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueHematite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Skamania Volcanics
Associated rockDiorite · Silver Star Pluton
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationOxidation In Ven. Andesite Is Silicified And Propylitized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10047850
MRDS IDM700179
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.74787, -122.16062
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 77.MOEN, W.S., 1977, ST. HELENS AND WASHOUGAL MINING DISTRICTS OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 60, P. 43, 58-59.PHILLIPS, W.M., 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE VANCOUVER QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON AND OREGON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 87-10, SCALE 1:100,000.HUNTTING (1956)MOEN, 1977