Description
L.M. Miller And R.L. Taylor
Commodities
PrimaryAntimony
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES AND DISSEMINATIONS IN VEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrite, Stibnite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Swauk Formation, Silver Pass Volcanic Member
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationArgillization, Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1938-1941
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10097778
MRDS IDD001650
Alternate namesHappy Thought
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.69843, -121.4012
References
WHITE, D.E., 1962, ANTIMONY IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR - 20.PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 75-78.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 17.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. 117.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. 196.LIVINGSTON, V.E., JR., 1971, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 63, P. 141-142.1900 DIREXPL GREAT REPUBLIC MINING CO