Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver
TertiaryArsenic, Tin, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeU
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Freibergite, Galena, Jamesonite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stannite, Stibnite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Snoqualmie Batholith, Northern Phase
StructureSteeply Dipping Shear Zone
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationSericitization, Kaolinization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10094251
MRDS IDD001647
Alternate namesBear Creek Prospects
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.63953, -121.48648
References
PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 84-87.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 295.GUALTIERI, J.L., THURBER, H.K., MILLER, M.S., MCMAHAN, A.B., AND FEDERSPIEL, F.F., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ADDITIONS TO THE ALPINE LAKES STUDY AREA, CHELAN, KING, AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-3, P. 64-67.GUALTIERI AND OTHERS, 1975