The Gold Mountain is a copper mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 1,001 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: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 48.22528, -121.55778
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Gold Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Mountain
Secondary: Darrington
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
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 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: Porphyry Cu
Orebody
Form: STOCKWORK VEINLETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Potassic, Argillic, Propylitic
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $18-32/TON CU
Analytical Data: TR-18 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: $18-36/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Plagioclase
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): HOLLISTER (1979) ESTIMATES 44 MILLION TONS AT 0.5% CU ARE PRESENT
Comment (Location): ON NORTH SIDE OF SAUK RIVER OPPOSITE MOUTH OF CLEAR CREEK
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS. DIMENSIONS ARE OF MAIN VEIN. THERE ARE 2 SMALLER VEINS
Comment (Deposit): LAT. & LONG. ARE GENERAL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): CROSSCUT, DRIFT, ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 169.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 84.
Reference (Deposit): BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 8.
Reference (Deposit): HOLLISTER, V.F., 1979, PROPHYRY COPPER-TYPE DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE VOLCANIC ARC, WASHINGTON: MINERALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, P. 34.
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.
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