Washington · King County
Past Producer

Middle Fork Property

King County, Washington, United States
CopperSilverMolybdenumGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Molybdenum, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePorphyry copper
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Molybdenite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1894
Identification
Deposit ID10131061
Alternate namesClipper Adit, Porter Zone - 0530331239, Clipper Zone, Snoqualmie River, Condor Zone - 0530331241, Hemlock Zone - 0530331240
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.51152, -121.3498
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., (P. 58).Patton, T.C., Grant, A.R. and Cheney, E.S., 1973, Hydrothermal alteration at the Middle Fork copper prospect, central Cascades, Washington; Economic Geology, v. 68, p. 816-830.LIVINGSTON, V.E., JR., 1971, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 63, 200 P., 8 PL., (P. 152-153.)H. K. THURBER, MICHAEL S. MILLER, AREL B. MCMAHAN, and FRANK E. FEDERSPIEL, 1989, ECONOMIC APPRAISAL OF THE ALPINE LAKES STUDY AREA AND ADDITIONS, WASHINGTON, in U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY and U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, Mineral Resources of the Alpine Lakes Study Area and Additions, Chelan, King, and Kittitas Counties, Washington: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1542-E, P. 94-97.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. 111-112.