The Helena and Sadie Prospect is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.95444, -121.46556
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Helena and Sadie Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Helena and Sadie Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Sultan District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 16-20% CU, $8-10 AU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 3 PARALLEL SHEAR ZONES, 2 AT 30 IN. WIDE WITH 18 IN. OF ORE AND 1 AT 6 FT WIDE WITH 40 IN. OF ORE
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHORT ADITS
Comment (Geology): HOST ROCK IS INDICATED AS SYENITE IN REFERENCES TO PROSPECT; HOWEVER, DESCRIPTIONS OF GEOLOGIC MAP UNITS DO NOT INDICATE A SYENITIC PHASE FOR INDEX BATHOLITH
Comment (Deposit): POSSIBLY ONE OF THE UNPATENTED CLAIMS OF THE SULTAN KING PROSPECTS
Comment (Location): WEST SIDE OF SHEEP GAP MOUNTAIN
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. 85.
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. 48.
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