Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEINLETS
Ore controlShear Zones Along Major Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockDacite · Chilliwack Formation;Chilliwack Formation
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationArgillite Is Greatly Sheared And Altered
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1962
Identification
Deposit ID10048010
MRDS IDM700405
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.95314, -121.6618
References
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 78-79.TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN, E.B., 199X, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 9X-XXX, SCALE 1:100,000 (IN PREPARATION IN 1993).