The Non Pareil Prospect is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 2,500 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: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 47.85583, -121.44694
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Non Pareil Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Non Pareil Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Cobalt
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 Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Non Pareil Consolidated Copper Co.
Years: 1912 -
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
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Granodiorite 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: ASSAYS REPORTEDLY YIELDED 1.14% CO
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 4 SPARSELY MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONES. FIRST ATTITUDE IS FOR 3 OF THE SHEARS, THE SECOND IS FOR THE OTHER SHEAR
Comment (Workings): ADIT WITH DRIFTS, SEVERAL OPEN CUTS
Comment (Location): ON NORTHEAST SIDE OF TROUT CREEK
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. 89.
Reference (Deposit): BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF IVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 18.
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