Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlThe Deposit Is Contained In Brecciated And Silicified Trachyte. The Breccia Has A General Northeast Strike And Dips About 45w. The Breccia Is About 50-75 Ft Wide And Is Cemented With Quartz, Sanidine, And As Much As 4% Fluorite. The Deposit Is Near The Center Of The Zalla-M American Flag Mineralized Belt, Which Is Almost A Mile Long And Several Hundred Feet Wide (Moen, 1980, P. 69).
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz, Sanidine
Geology
Host rockTrachyte · Klondike Mountain Formation
StructureEast-West Extension During The Eocene Resulted In Formation Of The Torada Creek Graben And Other Structures In Which A Thick Section Of Volcanic And Sedimentary Materials Was Deposited And Preserved (Holder And Others, 1989).
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Production years1907, 1940, 1980'S
Identification
Deposit ID10056033
MRDS IDSP00285
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.75956, -118.83947
References
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.HOLDER, R.W.; GAYLORD, D.R.; HOLDER, G.A.M., 1989, PLUTONISM, VOLCANISM, AND SEDIMENTATION ASSOCIATED WITH CORE COMPLEX AND GRABEN DEVELOPMENT IN THE CENTRAL OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS, WASHINGTON. IN JOSEPH, N.L.; AND OTHERS, 1989, GEOLOGIC GUIDEBOOK FOR WASHINGTON AND ADJACENT AREAS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 86, P. 187-200.HUNTTING, M. T., 1949, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1949: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 17, 62 P.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 REPUBLIC 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-10, 62 P., 1 PL.WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING, 1941, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING PROPERTIES: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7, 74 P.