Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Other materialsMagnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockTuff,Dacite,Andesite
Tectonic settingThese Rocks Were Deposited In The Torada Creek Graben, A Volcano-Tectonic Depression That Was The Result Of East-West Extension In The Eocene (Holder And Others, 1989).
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10104274
MRDS IDSP00199
Alternate namesNorthern Gold
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.8304, -118.89171
References
WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING, 1941, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON METALLIC MINING PROPERTIES: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7, 74 P.HOLDER, R.W;, GAYLORD, D.R.; HOLDER, G.A.M., 1989, PLUTONISM, VULCANISM, AND SEDIMENTATION ASSOCIATED WITH CORE COMPLEX AND GRABEN DEVELOPMENT IN THE CENTRAL OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS, WASHINGTON. IN JOSEPH, N.L.; AND OTHERS, EDITORS, 1989, GEOLOGIC GUIDEBOOK FOR WASHINGTON AND ADJACENT AREAS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 86, P. 187-200.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.MCFARLAND, C.R., MCLUCAS, G.B., RIGBY, J.G., STOFFEL, K.L., 1979, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1979: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 69, 100 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.STOFFEL, K.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE REPUBLIC 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-10, 62 P., 1 PL.WDGER OF 90-18