The Hancock Prospect is a nickel, silver, gold, copper, and cobalt mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 3,199 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Nickel, Silver, Gold, Copper, Cobalt
Lat, Long: 47.95611, -121.43528
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Hancock Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hancock Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Cobalt
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Silver Creek 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
Type: 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
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. ON SILVER CREEK
Comment (Deposit): 15-30 FT WIDE VIEN WITH 1.5-3 FT OF ORE. THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN
Comment (Workings): ADIT
Comment (Geology): HOST ROCKS ARE BASED ON ESTIMATED LOCATION. LOCATION IS ALSO CLOSE TO TONALITE OF SILVER CREEK (MIO) AND TO ROCKS OF THE EASTERN MELANGE BELT (PRE-TERT). ELEMENT ASSEMBLAGE SUGGESTS THAT THE EASTERN MELANGE BELT IS LIKELY THE ACTUAL HOST ROCKS AND THAT THE DEPOSIT IS A MAGMATIC SEGREGATION
References
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. 85.
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.
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