Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryCopper, Antimony, Lead, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formVEINS, STOCKWORKS, BRECCIAS, DISSEMINATED
Ore controlTwo Generations Of Fracturing. Early Veins Occupy Fractures Radial To Fold Hinges, Are Offset By Vein-Filled, Normal Faults Active During Mineralization
Materials
Ore mineralsAcanthite, Boulangerite, Chalcopyrite, Electrum, Galena, Gold, Hessite, Marcasite, Naumannite, Pyrargyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stibnite
GangueCalcite, Chalcedony, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Chumstick Formation;Chumstick Formation
Associated rockRhyodacite · Saddle Rock Andesite;Porphyry Of Wenatchee Dome;Rooster Comb Flow Layered Rhyodacite Dome
StructureChiwakum Graben Bounded By Entiat And Leavenworth Faults. District Dominated By Postmineralization Fold And Thrust Belt, Structures In Ore Body Dominated By Premineral Folds With Axes Trending Ne
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationSilicification, Pyritization, K-Silicate Alteration, Carbonate Alteration, Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production yearsMID 1980'S-1990
Identification
Deposit ID10085026
MRDS IDW700462
Alternate namesB North Ore Body
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates47.39539, -120.32644
References
OTT, L.E., GROODY, DIANE, FOLLIS, E.L., AND SIEMS, P.L., 1986, STRATIGRAPHY, STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY, ORE MINERALOGY AND HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION AT THE CANNON MINE, CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON, U.S.A., IN MACDONALD, A.J., ED., GOLD '86 - AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF GOLD DEPOSITS, PROCEEDINGS VOLUME, P. 425-435.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. 9-10.MARGOLIS, JACOB, 1989, ARKOSE-HOSTED AQUIFER-CONTROLLED, EPITHERMAL AU-AG MINERALIZATION, WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V. 84, P. 1891-1902.DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., AND LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25.DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990; DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1993OTT AND OTHERS, 1986