Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Silver Star Pluton
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationGranodiorite Is Weakly Propylitized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1953
Identification
Deposit ID10047862
MRDS IDM700194
Alternate namesYellow Jacket and Hoo Hoo Mines, Copper Canyon Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.72759, -122.2009
References
HUNTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37,V. 1, P. 79.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, 54-56.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.MOEN (1977)