Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryTungsten
TertiarySilver, Gold, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formBRECCIA PIPES
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Scheelite
GangueBiotite, Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Bumping Lake Pluton
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationPotassic, Phyllic, Propylitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10101419
MRDS IDD001421
Alternate namesNew Find, Bird
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.76871, -121.35035
References
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUB. DATA.LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE UNITED STATES, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP, MR-25, SCALE 1:3,168,000.HOLLISTER, V.F., 1979, PORPHYRY COPPER-TYPE DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE VOLCANIC ARC, WASHINGTON: MINERALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, V. 11, P. 34.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. 571-572.CULVER, H.E., AND BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, P. 80-84.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 106-107, 350.DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990