The Copper Point is a zinc, lead, silver, gold, and copper mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 48.16972, -120.87389
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Copper Point MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Point
Secondary: Red Mountain-Chiwawa
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Chiwawa District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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 Glacier Peak Wilderness In Wenatchee National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: VEINS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Entiat Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SEDIMENT SAMPLES IN AREA HAVE A STRONG ANOMALY FOR CU. MANY SAMPLES ASSAYED. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 8.8 OZ/TON AG, 5.3% CU, 3.9% PB, 2% ZN, 0.05 OZ/TON AU IN SELECT AND CHIP SAMPLES
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONES AND POSSIBLE BRECCIA PIPE. SHEAR ZONES ARE VERY NARROW
Comment (Workings): 14 SHORT ADITS, NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS FOUND AT CONTACT OF ENTIAT FAULT AND CLOUDY PASS PLUTON (STOTELMEYER AND OTHERS, 1982)
References
Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.
Reference (Deposit): STOTELMEYER, R.B., JOHNSON, F.L., MCHUGH, E.L., FEDERSPEIL, F.E., DENTON, D.K., JR., AND STEBBINS, S.A., 1982, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, CHELAN, SKAGIT, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 98-82, P. 21.
Reference (Deposit): GRANT, A.R., 1982, SUMMARY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY DATA FOR THE GLACEIR PEAK WILDERNESS, CHELAN, SNOHOMISH, AND SKAGIT COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 82-408, P. 33.
Reference (Deposit): CHURCH, S.E., FORD, A.B., FLANIGAN, V.J., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, CHELAN, SKAGIT, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1652-A, SCALE 1:100,000.
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