The Le Roy is a silver, gold, platinum, and lead mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Platinum, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.98833, -121.43444
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Le Roy MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Le Roy
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Platinum
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Silver Creek 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Index Gold Mines, Inc.
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Type: R
Description: Host Rocks Are Within A Melange
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): HUNTTING'S DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION DOES NOT FIT WITH HIS CADASTRAL LOCATION. HIS INDICATION THAT THE DEPOSIT LIES IN THE SILVER CREEK DISTRICT SUGGESTS THE CADASTRAL LOCATION IS NOT APPROPRIATE. CORRECT LOCATION SHOULD PROBABLY BE T. 28 N.
Comment (Deposit): THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN. OTHER DEPOSITS IN THE DISTRICT INCLUDE PORPHYRY COPPERS AND POLYMETALLIC VEINS. IT WOULD BE UNUSUAL TO FIND PT IN A POLYMETALLIC VEIN BUT ALSO UNUSUAL TO FIND PB IN A MAGMATIC SEGREGATION DEPOSIT. POSSIBLY THERE WERE TWO STAGES OF MINERALIZATION, PT DEPOSITED WITH THE ULTRAMAFIC HOST ROCKS AND A LATER OVERPRINT OF THE AG, PB, AU MINERALIZATION
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. 281, 320.
Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., YEATS, R.S., AND WHETTEN, J.T., 1982, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAGLE ROCK AND GLACEIR PEAK ROADLESS AREAS, SNOHOMISH AND KING COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1380-A, SCALE 1:100,000.
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