Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlMineralization Consists Of Several Small Quartz Stringers In Granodiorite; These Contain A Little Chalcopyrite (Huntting, 1956, P. 63).
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Tectonic settingThe Blue Goat Pluton Is An Elongate Pluton That Is Roughly Concordant With The Regional Foliation In The Local Metamorphic Rocks, But Contacts Are Locally Sharp And Discordant. The Country Rock Was Probably Deformed And Metamorphosed Prior To The Emplacement Of The Pluton (Rinehart And Fox, 1976, P. 32).
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10055972
MRDS IDSP00198
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.68705, -119.70673
References
HUNTTING, 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.JONES, E.L., JR., 1917, RECONAISSANCE OF THE CONCONULLY AND RUBY MINING DISTRICTS, WASHINGTON. IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (SHORT PAPERS AND PRELIMINARY REPORTS), 1916- PART I, METALS AND NONMETALS EXCEPT FUELS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 640, P. 11-36.LANDES, HENRY; THYNG, W.S.; LYON, D.A.; ROBERT, MILNOR, 1902, ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, IN SIX PARTS; PART II-THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 123 P.RINEHART, C.D.; FOX, K.F., JR., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LOOMIS QUADRANGLE, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 64, 124 P., 3 PL.STOFFEL, K.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OROVILLE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-11, 58 P., 1 PL.WDGER OF 90-18