The Seattle-Cascade is a copper, silver, lead, and zinc mine located in King county, Washington at an elevation of 3,776 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: 3,776 Feet (1,151 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 47.66833, -121.41833
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Seattle-Cascade MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Seattle-Cascade
Secondary: Tripple S
Secondary: Silver Dollar
Secondary: Copper Plate
Secondary: Silver Dollar and Copper Plate
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Washington
County: King
District: Miller River 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 Alpine Lakes Wilderness In Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Seattle-Cascade Mining Co.
Years: 1909 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1901
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: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AS MUCH AS 30 OZ/TON AG. AVERAGE OF 4 OLD ASSAYS $15.27/TON AG, $11.31/TON PB, $7.08/TON CU, $2/TON AU.
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): A FEW CARLOADS OF PB ORE PRIOR TO 1901, SMALL PRODUCTION IN 1940
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONES TO 1.5 FT WIDE CONTAINING BANDS OF ORE
Comment (Location): WEST OF MILLER RIVER
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS, RAISE
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. 297.
Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 121.
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