The Goff is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 47.98333, -121.14944
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Goff MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goff
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
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 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
Discovery Year: 1940
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: Porphyry Cu
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: NONE, 7.3% CU. USBM ASSAY: MANY SAMPLES ASSAYED. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 2.5 OZ/TON AG, 0.01 OZ/TON AU, 0.5% CU
Analytical Data: COMPANY ASSAY: 2 SAMPLES FROM NARROW VEINS ASSAYED 0.01, 0.1 OZ/TON AU
Analytical Data: 1.58, 13.85 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SULFIDE-BEARING SHEAR ZONES. ALTERED AREA CONVERS SEVERAL SQUARE MILES. CHURCH AND OTHERS (1984) INDICATE AREA LACKS MANY FEATURES OF TYPICAL HOT SPRINGS DEPOSITS BUT HAS SOME FEATURES SUGGESTING A PORPHYRY SYSTEM
Comment (Location): ALONG SOUTH BOUNDARY OF WILDERNESS
Comment (Workings): 4 ADITS, TRENCH, 4 PROSPECT PITS
References
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. 35.
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 (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.
Reference (Deposit): STOTELMEYER, R.B., JOHNSON, F.L., MCHUGH, E.L., FEDERSPIEL, F.E., DENTON, D.K., JR., AND STEBBINS, S.A., 1982, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS AND ADACENT AREAS, CHELAN, SKAGIT, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT 89-82, P. 23.
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