The New Discovery Mine is a gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 47.98028, -121.35833
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New Discovery Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: New Discovery Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Monte Cristo 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Tonalite Is Sheared And Bleached
Rocks
Name: Tonalite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Tonalite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MANY SAMPLES ANALYZED BY JOHNSON AND OTHERS. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE: 1.836 OZ/TON AU, 17.1 OZ/TON AG, 2% CU, 15% PB, 25.9% ZN, 31.9% AS, 2% SB
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS IN LARGE ZONE
Comment (Workings): THREE MAIN LEVELS CONNECTED BY STOPES AND RAISES. LOWEST LEVEL CONNECTS TO MYSTERY MINE
Comment (Reserve-Resource): INDICATED AND INFERRED, RESTRICTED MARGINAL RESERVES (UPPER BLOCK). LOWER BLOCK ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN 1,900,000 TONS INFERRED, RESTRICTED MARGINAL RESERVES PRESUMABLY AT SAME GRADES
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, F.L., DENTON, D.K., IVERSON, S.R., MCCULLOCH, R.B., STEBBINS, S.A., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1983, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GLACIER PEAK RARE II AREA (NO. L6031), SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 75-83, P. 5, 26.
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 (Production): JOHNSON AND OTHERS
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