The Eclipse is a gold mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 1,601 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: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.07389, -121.57583
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Eclipse MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eclipse
Secondary: Dahl
Secondary: Taft
Secondary: Silverton Mines
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Silverton 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 National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: R. D. Taft
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: VEINS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Accreted Terranes
Type: L
Description: Strong Shear S60-70e, Dip 60-70s
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 ASSAYS 7% AND 3% HG
Materials
Ore: Mercury
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD M025636
Comment (Geology): PROTOLITH AGE OF ROCKS OF EASTERN MELANGE BELT IS JUR-CRET
Comment (Location): ON SOUTH SIDE OF STILAGUAMISH RIVER AT FOOT OF HUCKLEBERRY RIDGE
Comment (Development): DMEA CONTRACT RECOMMENDED, DENIED IN 1953
Comment (Deposit): 1 VEIN WITH ARSENOPYRITE, 1 VEIN WITH AU+AG+CU. MERCURY IN SOME WORKINGS
Comment (Workings): WORKING PARTLY CAVED AND FLOODED
Comment (Commodity): GOLD MINE
Comment (Deposit): ALSO SEE OLD MINING JOURNALS AND MINERALS YEARBOOKS CITED IN HUNTTING, 1956 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 362.
Reference (Deposit): SHEDD, SOLON, 1924, THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON WITH STATISTICS FOR 1922: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 30, P. 1-183.
Reference (Deposit): HODGES, L.K., 1897, MINING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, 116 P.
Reference (Deposit): BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 42-43.
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. 158.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 364.
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES
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