The Rustler Cu-Mo Prospect is a zinc, lead, copper, and molybdenum mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 2,700 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Copper, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 48.02, -121.48722
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Rustler Cu-Mo Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rustler Cu-Mo Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Sultan District(?)
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: In Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEINS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ESTIMATED 1-2% CU OVER 1-2 FT
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Molybdenite
Comments
Comment (Location): IN A DEEP CANYON
Comment (Deposit): NARROW PINCHING VEIN OF QUARTZ WITH SULFIDES. A LITTLE MO IN ONE ADIT. THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN
Comment (Workings): SHORT ADITS, SHALLOW SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.
Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C.P. JR., 1954, MOLYBDENUM OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 18, P. 105.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 90.
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