The Copper Independent Mine is a gold mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 1,601 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.07583, -121.56778
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Copper Independent Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Independent Mine
Secondary: Independent
Secondary: Silverton Mines
Secondary: Ore Recoveries
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Silverton 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 National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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 IN SHEAR ZONE
Structure
Type: L
Description: Granite Is Sheared
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.6-0.7 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): METAMORPHIC ROCKS INCLUDE GREENSTONE, GRAYWACKE, ARGILLITE, CHERT, MARBLE. PROTOLITH IS JUR-CRET
Comment (Deposit): ORE FORMS LENS SHAPED SHOOTS 100-200 FT IN DIAMETER AND 2-3 FT THICK
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD M025910
Comment (Location): CLAIMS ALSO EXTEND INTO SEC. 20. AT MOUTH OF SILVER GULCH
Comment (Production): 1 CARLOAD SHIPPED PRIOR TO 1901
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS, DRIFTS, RAISES
References
Reference (Deposit): 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. 362.
Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SUAK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.
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. 157.
Reference (Deposit): BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OR MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 39-40.
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