Crystal Prospect

The Crystal Prospect is a copper mine located in Skamania county, Washington at an elevation of 2,700 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

Name: Crystal Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Skamania

Elevation: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 46.36306, -122.20250

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Crystal Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Crystal Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Washington
County: Skamania
District: St. Helens 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 Gifford-Pinchot National Forest In Or Near Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Mr. Koontz, Mr. Witt, Mr. Burbee
Years: 1897 -


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: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): SHAFT

Comment (Geology): NO GEOLOGIC INFORMATION GIVEN IN REFERENCE; GEOLOGY FROM RECENT MAPPING

Comment (Location): ON MINERS CREEK

Comment (Deposit): NO DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION GIVEN IN REFERENCE


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. 77


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