Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Zinc, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlAn 18-Inch Vein Is Traceable For 300 Feet (Huntting, 1956, P. 137).
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Tectonic settingIntrusion Of The Methow Gneiss (Orthogneiss) During The Cretaceous Probably Took Place At Moderate Crustal Levels And Was Later Metamorphosed To Lower Amphibolite Facies (Bunning, 1990).
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10055978
MRDS IDSP00207
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates48.1115, -120.06339
References
BUNNING, B.B., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE TWISP 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-9, 51 P., 1 PL.HODGES, L.K., 1897, MINING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, 116 P. [FACSIMILE REPRINTED 1967 IN TWO VOLUMES, MINING IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON, AND, MINING IN WESTERN WASHINGTON; SHOREY BOOK STORE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.]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.WDGER OF 90-18