The Thunder Mountain Claims is a lead, silver, gold, copper, and zinc mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc
Lat, Long: 48.52528, -120.97917
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Thunder Mountain Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Thunder Mountain Claims
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Skagit
District: Thunder Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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 North Cascades National Park
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Thunder Mountain Mines, Inc., Lacy, Wa.
Years: 1965 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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 IN SHEAR ZONES
Structure
Type: R
Description: Tight Folding Along North-Northwest Trending Axes
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES FROM SHEAR ZONES ASSAYED 6.82-29.34 OZ/TON AG, 0.3-4% CU, 0.4-18.7% PB, 0.4-14% ZN. SELECT HIGH-GRADE SAMPLES OF GALENA ASSAYED 151 OZ/TON AG, 55.5% PB.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED
Comment (Development): EXPLORATION ON VIOLA CLAIM (SEC 15) IN 1965-1966, 1967-1968
Comment (Deposit): 1-6 FT THICK MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONES IN GNEISS AND DIORITE.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHORT ADITS.
Comment (Geology): GEOLOGY PROJECTED FROM TABOR AND OTHERS. PROPERTY PROBABLY LIES NEAR CONTACT OF CASCADE PASS DIKE AND SKAGIT GNEISS COMPLEX
Comment (Deposit): SMALL TEST SHIPMENT UNKNOWN DATE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1969, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS 1967-1968: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 44, P. 20. (SEE ALSO IC 43, P. 19)
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, P. 160-161.
Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., HARGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN, E.B., 199X, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN -FILE REPORT 9X-XXX, SCALE 1:100,000 (IN PREPARATION IN 1993).
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