Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Copper
TertiaryLead, Arsenic, Tin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlVein Intersections
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Stannite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSlate · Eastern Melange Belt;Eastern Melange Belt
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10095360
MRDS IDM025910
Alternate namesSilverton Mines, Ore Recoveries
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.07314, -121.54927
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 85.BROUNGTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 48.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. 362.TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SUAK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.