The Nesta Prospect is a silver, gold, molybdenum, and copper mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 2,349 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: 2,349 Feet (716 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Molybdenum, Copper
Lat, Long: 48.22139, -121.62361
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Nesta Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nesta Prospect
Secondary: Nesta Brothers
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
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
Type: Surface/Underground
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: VEINS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HAND SAMPLES ASSAYED FROM $5-100/TON BUT AVERAGE VALUES ARE VERY LOW
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): MO IS ONLY PRESENT IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CLAIMS
Comment (Location): ON JUMBO MOUNTAIN
Comment (Workings): 12 ADITS
Comment (Geology): GEOLOGIC MAP SHOWS AREA TO BE UNDERLAIN BY ROCKS OF THE EASTERN MELANGE BELT
Comment (Deposit): 10 VEINS 2-10 FT WIDE
References
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. 10.
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. 88-89.
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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