The Armament Prospect is a molybdenum and copper mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 1,201 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: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.88833, -121.44111
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Armament Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Armament Prospect
Secondary: Wayside
Secondary: Molly
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Index 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 Snoqualmie National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: R. M. Brown, Pheom And Marjorie Boyle
Years: 1949 -
Owner Name: Karl And Karin Elizabeth Paykull
Home Office: Seattle, Wa.
Years: 1949 -
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: STOCKWORK
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Host Rock Is Altered
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.15, 0.3, 0.36% CU
Analytical Data: 3 10-FT CHANNEL SAMPLES OF "BETTER ORE" YIELDED 0.06, 0.24, 0.11% MOS2
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Molybdite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON EAST SIDE OF NORTH FORK SKYKOMISH RIVER JUST BELOW GALENA GUARD STATION
Comment (Deposit): STOCKWORK OF VEINLETS 3 IN. WIDE AND SPACED ABOUT 6 IN. APART. DIMENSIONS GIVEN ARE OF STOCKWORK
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SMALL OPEN CUTS
Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORDS W017923, D000689 HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED
References
Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., BOOTH, D.B., WHETTEN, J.T., WAITT, R.B., JR., AND ZARTMAN, R.E., 1982, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SKYKOMISH RIVER 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 82-747, 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. 79.
Reference (Deposit): BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 16.
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