Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Silver, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlThe Shear Zone Trends N34w And Dips From 65sw To Vertical; Magnetite And Pyrrhotite Occur In Lens-Like Bodies With Garnet And Epidote Along The Shear Zone And Range From Several Inches To 1 Foot In Width. The Contact Metamorphic Zone Is Not As Well Developed Here As At The Magnetite Mine (Moen, 1980, P. 47).
Materials
GangueEpidote, Garnet
Other materialsMagnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockGreenstone,Limestone
StructureThe Kobau Formation Was Deposited Along An Active Continental Margin Proximal To An Island Arc.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10055986
MRDS IDSP00218
Alternate namesCrown Jewel, Buckhorn Mountain Project
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.95095, -118.98143
References
HANDY, F.M., 1916, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN OKANOGAN COUNTY: STATE COLLEGE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 100, 27P.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.MOEN, W.S., 1980, MYERS CREEK AND WAUCONDA MINING DISTRICTS OF NORTHEASTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 73, 96 P., 6 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.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.