Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Silver
SecondaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEINS CONTAINING DISSEMINATED SULFIDE MINERALS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockLimestone · Chilliwack Formation;Chilliwack Formation
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1901
Identification
Deposit ID10104139
MRDS IDM700084
Alternate namesPatented Claims: Saginaw, Saginaw No. 2, Northern Light, Titabawasse
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.96009, -121.62652
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 179.MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 91-93.TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN, E.B., 199X, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 9X-XXX, SCALE 1:100,000 (IN PREPARATION IN 1993).