Description
Otto L. Olsen And Others
Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Silver
GangueIron, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Goat Creek Formation
StructureFold And Thrust Belt Intruded By Magmatic Arc Plutons, Bleached And Iron-Oxide Stained Shear
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10104137
MRDS IDM700036
Alternate namesClaim: Mountain Goat
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.73121, -120.74982
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 177.MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 106-107.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. 553.