The Dawson Prospect is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in King county, Washington at an elevation of 5,351 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: 5,351 Feet (1,631 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 47.635, -121.47250
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Dawson Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dawson Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Washington
County: King
District: Buena Vista District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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 Alpine Lakes Wilderness In Mount Baker 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
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Carbonatization, Pyritization
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS GAVE 0.4-4.06 OZ/TON AU, 4-30 OZ/TON AG, 3.5-4.1% PB, 0-3.12% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Stibiconite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): STRONG VEIN OF HEAVY SULFIDES IN 12-FT LEACHED ZONE. ATTITUDE IS OF HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED ZONE
Comment (Location): ON TRIBUTARY TO MILLER RIVER. HUNTTING GIVES ALTERNATIVE LOCATION OF NE/4 SEC. 18, T. 25 N., R. 11 E.; THIS IS PROBABLY INCORRECT
Comment (Workings): 600 FT OF DRIFTS
Comment (Deposit): LAT. & LONG. ARE GENERAL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): GUALTIERI, J.L., THURBER, H.K., MILLER, M.S., MCMAHAN, A.B., AND FEDERSPIEL, F.F., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ADDITIONS TO THE ALPINE LAKES STUDY AREA, CHELAN, KING, AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-3, P. 74.
Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 83-84.
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. 215.
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