Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlAn Irregular Quartz-Calcite Vein In Dacite Ranges From A Few Inches To 3 Feet Thick. Ore Minerals Are In Bunches In The Vein (Huntting, 1956, P. 149). The Host Rock Is Silicified Dacite Breccia. Some Mineralization Is Also In A Fault Zone At The Contact With The Alder Creek Stock And In Quartz-Sericite Phyllite That Is On Strike With The Alser Mine (Burnet, 1976).
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDacite,Andesite · Newby Group
StructureThe Newby Group Was Deposited At Or Near Volcanic Island Arcs.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Last production1941
Identification
Deposit ID10056038
MRDS IDSP00291
Alternate namesGold Crown
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.37372, -120.15562
References
BANTA, H.E., 1956, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1956: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 25, 87 P.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.BURNET, F.W., 1976, FELSIC VOLCANIC ROCKS AND MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THE BUCK MOUNTAIN FORMATION ANDESITES, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MASTER OF SCIENCE THESIS, 26 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.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.LANDES, HENRY; THYNG, W.S.; LYON, D.A.; ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, IN SIX PARTS; PART-II THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 123 P.WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING, 1941, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING PROPERTIES: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7, 74 P.