The Iias Prospect is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 5,899 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: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 47.44861, -121.00917
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Iias Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iias Prospect
Secondary: Williams
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Washington
County: Kittitas
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 Wenatchee National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Riley Williams
Home Office: Yakima, 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: Synorogenic-synvolcanic Ni-Cu
Orebody
Form: PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Host Rocks Are Altered
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS YIELD TR AU, 0.12 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PODS OF SULFIDE OCCUR IN LENTICULAR SHEAR ZONES. A SILICIFIED ZONE (200 X 500 FT) IN ALTERED VOLCANIC ROCKS CONTAINS ONE 2 FT WIDE QUARTZ VEIN WITH NEGLIGIBLE MINERALIZATION
Comment (Location): ON WEST SLOPE OF MT HAWKINS ON NORTH SIDE OF CAMP CREEK
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, 3 ADITS, LARGE OPEN CUT
Comment (Geology): GEOLOGIC MAP SHOWS NO VOLCANIC ROCKS UNLESS METABASALTS OF INGALLS COMPLEX ARE IMPLIED. INGALLS COMPLEX IS AN ACCRETED OPHIOLITE
References
Reference (Deposit): FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., ORT, K.M., AND WAITT, R.B., JR., 1984, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SNOQUALMIE PASS 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-693, 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. 60.
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