Commodities
PrimaryCobalt, Copper, Nickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model12: Dunitic Ni-Cu
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formDISSEMINATED AND MASSIVE
Ore controlOxidation
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Malachite, Pentlandite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockPeridotite
Associated rockGneiss · Chelan Conplex
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10068226
MRDS IDW001178
Alternate namesChelan, Winesap
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates47.76983, -120.20756
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1943, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 9, P. 25-26.PATTY, E.N., AND KELLY, S.F., 1946, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERS TECHNICAL PUBLICATION 1953CORWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1223, P. 57.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 275.DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 12.TABOR, R.W., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., WHETTEN, J.T., WAITT, R.B., SWANSON, D.A., BYERLY, G.R., BOOTH, D.B., HETHERINGTON, M.J., AND ZARTMAN, R.E., 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CHELAN 30-MINUTE BY 60-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1661, SCALE 1:100,000.HUNTTING, 1956; UNPUB. COBALT REPORT