Washington · Snohomish County
Prospect

Sunrise Prospect

Snohomish County, Washington, United States
CopperTungstenMolybdenumGoldSilverBismuthLeadZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Tungsten, Molybdenum
SecondaryGold, Silver
TertiaryBismuth, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBreccia Pipe
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPipe-like Stockwork Breccia
Ore controlBrecciation Of Country Rock
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueBiotite, Chlorite, Epidote, Orthoclase, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite, Calcite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Eastern Melange Belt;Sunrise Breccia Pipe
Associated rockTonalite · Vesper Peak Stock
StructureBreccia Pipe
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationPropylitic (In Wall Rock), Weak Potassic, Phyllic (In Pipe)
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10095364
MRDS IDM025930
Alternate namesBren Mac, Vesper Peak, Brenmac
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates48.00841, -121.50451
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 91.BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 50.CARITHERS, WARD, AND GUARD, A.K., 1945, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SULTAN BASIN, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 36, P. 68-70.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. 366-367.R.U. KING, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB DATA.PUFFET, W., 1972HOLLISTER, V.F., 1979, PORPHYRY COPPER-TYPE DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE VOLCANIC ARC, WASHINGTON: MINERALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, V. 11, P. 32.GRANT, A.R., 1969, CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CONTROLS FOR BASE METAL DEPOSITION IN THE CASCADE RANGE OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 58, P. 74-78.GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 27,BREN MAC MINES (SUMMARY REPORT) BY A.R. GRANT 1/7/74 LANGLJAMES R. GLASS CONSULTING GEOLOGIST, 1971, SUNRISE BRECCIA PIPE ORE RESERVE REPORT; UNPUBLISHED REPORT IN WASHINGTON DEPARMENT OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES FILES.PIERCE,PAUL, 1977, BRENMAC-SUNRISE PROPERTY, UNPUBLISHED BUMINES MAS (MINERAL AVAILABILITY SYSTEM) DEPOSIT SUMMARY REPORT, 62 P.HEDDERLY-SMITH, DAVID A., 1975, GEOLOGY OF SUNRISE BRECCIA PIPE, SULTAN BASIN, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MASTER OF SCIENCE THESIS, 60P. 2 PLATES .PUFFET, 1972