Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
TertiaryZinc, Molybdenum, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSHEAR ZONES
Ore controlShears
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Volcanics Of Billy Goat Mountain
StructureEightmile Creek Fault, Shears
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1946
Identification
Deposit ID10048543
MRDS IDMP00137
Alternate namesPeacock
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates48.80344, -120.33647
References
STAATZ, M.H., WEIS, P.L., TABOR, R.W., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., PATTEE, E.C., AND HOLT, D.C., 1971, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PASAYTEN WILDERNESS AREA, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1325, P. 106-109.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 69.STAATZ AND OTHERS