Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formSTRINGERS IN FRACTURE ZONE
Ore controlFracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockClastic Sedimentary Rock · Barlow Pass Volcanics
StructureFracture Zone
Tectonic settingActive Margin (Leading Edge Of North American Plate); Cascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10088855
MRDS IDM700355
Alternate namesHiggins Mountain
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.31453, -121.79067
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 76PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 168.TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.