The Wayside Mine is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 499 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: 499 Feet (152 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 48.09556, -121.93444
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Wayside Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wayside Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Granite Falls District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Puget Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Accreted Terranes
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.01-0.25 OZ/TON AU, 6-10 OZ/TON AG, 10% CU
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): V REPORTED BUT NOT VERIFIED
Comment (Geology): THE SO-CALLED BATHOLITHIC ROCKS MAY BE LARGE BLOCKS OF CRYSTALLINE ROCKS IN A MATRIX OF METASEDIMENTS AS FOUND AT OTHER PROSPECTS IN THE DISTRICT
Comment (Production): PRODUCED ABOUT $500,000 OF HIGH-GRADE ORE
Comment (Workings): SHAFT WITH 7 LEVELS OF WORKINGS
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): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 91.
Reference (Deposit): BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 13.
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. 369.
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