The Esther and Louisa is a silver, gold, zinc, and lead mine located in Kittitas county, Washington.
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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:
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.46083, -121.32139
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Esther and Louisa MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Esther and Louisa
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Washington
County: Kittitas
District: Gold Creek
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE VEIN OCCURS NEAR A WIDE GRANODIORITE DIKE (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 298), WHICH PROBABLY IS PART OF THE NEARBY SNOQUALMIE BATHOLITH (TABOR AND OTHERS, 1982, GEOL. MAP).
Comment (Location): ON THE EAST SIDE OF A CIRQUE AT THE HEAD OF GOLD CREEK
Comment (Production): PRODUCED ABOUT $1000.00 IN 1896 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 298).
References
Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R. W.; WAITT, R. B.; FRIZZEL, V. A., JR.; SWANSON, D. A.; BYERLY, G. R.; BENTLEY, R. D., 1982, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WENATCHEE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL WASHINGTON: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS SERIES MAP I-1311, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:100,000, WITH 26 P. TEXT.
Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, 188 P.
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