The Uncle Sam Prospect is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.81194, -121.48722
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Uncle Sam Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Uncle Sam Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
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: 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: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PICKED SAMPLES YIELDED 3-4.5% CU WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF AU AND AG
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Hornblende
Comments
Comment (Geology): HOST ROCK IS PRESUMABLY ROOF PENDANT IN BATHOLITH
Comment (Location): ON SOUTH SLOPE OF DIVIDE BETWEEN LEWIS AND BARCLAY CREEKS
Comment (Deposit): THERE MAY BE DISSEMINATED COPPER SULFIDE MINERALS NEAR THIS PROSPECT. MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE 10-12 FT WIDE
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS
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, METLALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 91.
Reference (Deposit): GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 39.
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