Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlMineralization Is Said To Be In A 2-Ft.-Wide Vein That Has An Estimated Length Of 150 Ft. (Huntting, 1956, P. 120). The Deposit Is Similar To Epithermal Deposits In The Nearby Republic Graben.
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDacite,Trachyte,Andesite
Tectonic settingEpitherrmal Gold Deposits Are Found In Eocene Volcanic Rocks Of The Republic Graben (Tschauder, 1989).
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10055872
MRDS IDSP00071
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates48.57734, -118.74947
References
WDGER OFR 90-18HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.MUESSIG, SIEGFRIED, 1967, GEOLOGY OF THE REPUBLIC QUADRANGLE AND PART OF THE AENEAS QUADRANGLE, FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1216, 135 P., 1 PL.TSCHAUDER, R.J., 1989, GOLD DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON. IN JOSEPH, N.L. AND OTHERS; EDITORS, GEOLOGIC GUIDEBOOK FOR WASHINGTON AND ADJACENT AREAS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 86, P. 241-253.