The Matrix Property is a gold and copper mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 249 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: 249 Feet (76 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 48.41333, -122.64028
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Matrix Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Matrix Property
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Skagit
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Matrix Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1934 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Puget Trough
Physiographic Detail: Pacific Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zones
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS: $5-55/TON
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LENSES IN SHEARED ZONES IN GRANODIORITE AND GREENSTONE.
Comment (Workings): 40 FT SHAFT, SEVERAL OPEN CUTS.
Comment (Location): TOWNSHIP AND RANGE BASED ON ESTIMATED LOCATION. PROPERTY CONTAINS 150 ACRES OF DEEDED LAND. DESCRIPTIVE LOCATION PUTS DEPOSIT WITHIN DECEPTION STATE PARK, WHICH IS POSSIBLY TOO FAR SOUTH.
Comment (Development): SEVERAL OPEN CUTS, 40 FT SHAFT.
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. 76
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