Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Tungsten, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlA Vein Striking N7w And Dipping 32-37w Is In Granodiorite At Its Contact With A Roof Pendant (Patty, 1921, P. 233; Rinehart And Fox, 1972).
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Sphalerite
GangueEpidote, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
StructureThe Sediments And Volcanic Materials Of The Kobau Formation Were Deposited Proximal To An Island Arc Along A Convergent Continental Margin.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10055983
MRDS IDSP00214
Alternate namesMammoth ?
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.94817, -119.66562
References
CULVER, H.E.; BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, 89 P., 23 PL.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.PATTY, E.N., 1921, THE METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 23, 366 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.DERKEY, R.E.; JOSEPH, N.L.; LASMANIS, R., 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON-PRELIMINARY REPORT: STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, 577 P.