Washington · Okanogan County
Occurrence

Sheep Mountain

Okanogan County, Washington, United States
MolybdenumCopperSilverGold
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Description

S. Walters, J.M. Dodd, C.E. Perry

Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
TertiaryCopper, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formDISSEMINATED IN LENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Molybdenite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Hornblende Gneiss Of The Sheep Mountain Area;Granodiorite Gneiss Complex Of The Quartz Mountain Area
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationHost Rocks Locally Hydrothermally Altered
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10090586
MRDS IDD000677
Alternate namesJim Dodd, Boundary, MollyDodd, Barker Brown
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.97539, -120.38426
References
PURDY, C.P., JR., 1954, MOLYBDENUM OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 18, P. 48-50.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 271.STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.F., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1:100,000.STAATZ, M.H., WEIS, P.L., TABOR, R.W., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., PATTEE, E.C., AND HOLT, D.C., 1971, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PASAYTEN WILDERNESS AREA, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1325, P. 100-103.