The Ptarmigan is a silver, lead, zinc, copper, and gold mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 5,299 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
Elevation: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 47.9775, -121.34778
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Ptarmigan MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ptarmigan
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
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: SHEAR ZONE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TWO ASSAYS: 0.012, 0.072 OZ/TON AU, 0.2, 0.6 OZ/TON AG, 0.38, 1.4% PB, 0.85, 3.4% ZN, 0.25, 1.1% AS
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED
Comment (Deposit): SULFIDE BEARING SHEAR ZONE
Comment (Workings): ADIT AND OPEN CUT
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. 27
Reference (Reserve-Resource): JOHNSON AND OTHERS
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