Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeU
Ore controlThe Vein Consists Of Quartz And Calcite With Minor Amounts Of Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, And Gold (Moen, 1980, P. 40).
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone · Kobau Formation
StructureThe Kobau Formation Was Deposited Proximal To Island Arcs Along A Convergent Continental Margin.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10099369
MRDS IDSP00279
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.96623, -119.04449
References
DERKEY, R.E.; JOSEPH, N.L.; LASMANIS, R., 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON-PRELIMINARY REPORT: STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, 577 P.HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.LANDES, HENRY; THYNG, W.S.; LYON, D.A.; ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, IN SIX PARTS; PART-II THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 123 P.MOEN, W.S., 1980, MYERS CREEK AND WAUCONDA MINING DISTRICTS OF NORTHEASTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 73, 96 P., 6 PL.