The Lake Serene is a gold, copper, and silver mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 1,299 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: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 47.79278, -121.58083
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Lake Serene MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lake Serene
Secondary: Index-Independent
Secondary: Wilbur Index
Secondary: Index
Secondary: Pride of Index
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Index District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Lake Serene Mining Co., Inc., Snoqualmie
Years: 1951 -
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: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGH-GRADE ORE $98.98/TON CU+AU+AG
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ADJACENT TO SNOQUALMIE NATIONAL FOREST BUT OUTSIDE ITS BOUNDARY
Comment (Production): ALSO A SMALL SHIPMENT IN 1941
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED FISSURE
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS, SEVERAL OPEN CUTS. BROUGHTON INDICATES MUCH MORE UNDERGROUND WORK THAN HUNTTING (CITED ABOVE)
References
Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956
Reference (Deposit): BROUGHTON, W.A, 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 15.
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. 87.
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. 356.
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