Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Silver, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlMineralization Is Contained In Several Undulating Shear Zones In Hydrothermally Altered Alaskite, Aplite, And Monzonite (Purdy, 1954, P. 34-44). Shear Zones Do Not Appear To Continue For More Than 30 Feet. Sericite, Kaolinite, And Disseminated Ore Minerals Are Present In The Shear Zones. Ore Minerals Are Localized In Small Ore Shoots.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockMonzonite,Granite
Tectonic settingDeposit Is In Alkalic Intrusive Complex
AlterationSericitic And Kaolinitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10104273
MRDS IDSP00196
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.84956, -119.14366
References
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.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.PURDY, C.P., JR., 1952, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1952: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 20, 75 P.PURDY, C.P., JR., 1954, MOLYBDENUM OCCURENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 19, 118 P., 6 PL.STOFFEL, K.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OROVILLE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-11, 58 P., 1 PL.WDGER OF 90-18