The Pedro Zone is a copper mine located in King county, Washington at an elevation of 4,501 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: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 47.52111, -121.33917
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Pedro Zone MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pedro Zone
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Washington
County: King
District: Snoqualmie 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 Or Near Border Of Alpine Lakes Wilderness In Snoqualmie National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: porphyry Cu
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: Porphyry Cu
Orebody
Name: PEDRO ZONE
Form: BRECCIA PIPE
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Shear zone
Description: Northwest-Trending Shear Zones
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLES YIELDED 0.01-0.86% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT HAS BEEN GIVEN THE INFORMAL NAME OF A BRECCIA PIPE CU DEPOSIT, FOR WHICH THERE IS NO PUBLISHED MODEL. BRECCIA PIPE IS ELLIPTICAL WITH LONG AXIS TRENDING NORTH-NORTHEAST BASED ON MAP IN GUALTIERI AND OTHERS
References
Reference (Analytical Data): GUALTIERI AND OTHERS, 1973
Reference (Deposit): GUALTIERI, J.L., SIMMONS, G.C., THURBER, H.K., AND MILLER, M.S., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ALPINE LAKES STUDY AREA, CHELAN, KING, AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 1918, P. 71-73.
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): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1542-E, 1989, FIG. 8, P. 93, P. 100; FIG. 11, P. 98.
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