Washington · Skagit County
Occurrence
Michigan
Skagit County, Washington, United States
Silver Lead
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Cascade Pass Dike
Associated rockSchist · Cascade River Schist
StructureTight Folding Along North-Northwest Trending Axes
Tectonic settingActive Margin (Leading Edge Of North American Plate). Cascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationLimonite Staining
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
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References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 315.MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, P. 160-161.MISCH, PETER, 1966, TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON STATE, IN A SYMPOSIUM ON THE TECTONIC HISTORY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE WESTERN CORDILLERA IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND NEIGHBOURING PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES: CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY SPECIAL VOLUME 8, PL. 7-1.STOTELMEYER, R.B., JOHNSON, F.L., MCHUGH, E.L., FEDERSPIEL, F.E., DENTON, D.K., JR., AND STEBBINS, S.A., 1982, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS AND ADACENT AREAS, CHELAN, SKAGIT, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT 89-82, P. 33.CHURCH, S.E., FORD, A.B., FLANIGAN, V.J., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, CHELAN, SKAGIT, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1652-A. SCALE 1:100,000.TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.
Identification
Deposit ID10047927
MRDS IDM700284
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.43149, -121.11871
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.