The Lockwood Pyrite Mine is a copper, iron, sulfur, gold, silver, and zinc mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 2,024 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: 2,024 Feet (617 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Iron, Sulfur, Gold, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 47.96306, -121.71667
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Lockwood Pyrite Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lockwood Pyrite Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron
Primary: Sulfur
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Sultan District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: State Of Washington
Home Office: Washington
Owner Name: Kennecott Corp., Island-Arc Resources Corp., Formosa Resources Corp.
Years: 1992 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Puget Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Orebody
Form: MASSIVE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: OTHER ASSAYS SHOWED 0.05-0.2 OZ/TON AU, 0.4-0.9 OZ/TON AG (HUNTTING).
Analytical Data: ASSAYS OF MORE THAN 150 SAMPLES GAVE 10-43% FE, 9-46%S
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Development): DRILLING BEING UNDERTAKEN IN 1992
Comment (Geology): DERKEY AND OTHERS (1993) BELIEVED THAT HOST ROCKS ARE JURASSIC
Comment (Location): SOUTHERN WALL OF CANYON ON NORTH SIDE OF BLUE MOUNTAIN
Comment (Deposit): SPHALERITE IS PRESENT IN THIN DISCONTINUOUS BANDS AND LENSES COMMONLY ACCOMPANIED BY CHALCOPYRITE. MOST OF DEPOSIT IS PYRITIC MASSIVE SULFIDE
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, 35 OPEN CUTS, PITS, AND TRENCHES
References
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., AND LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25.
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. 357.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): CARITHERS AND GUARD
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. 201.
Reference (Deposit): CARITHERS, WARD, AND GUARD, A.K., 1945, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SULTAN BASIN, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 36, P. 79-86.
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