The Soldier Boy Claim is a zinc, gold, and copper mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 48.48194, -121.05750
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Soldier Boy Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Soldier Boy Claim
Secondary: Gold Run
Secondary: Golden Eagle
Secondary: Mountain Chief
Secondary: North Star
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Skagit
District: Cascade 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: Mosier, A. G.
Home Office: Sedro Wooley, Wa
Years: 1951 -
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: VEINS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY: $27-100/TON IN ALL VALUES REPORTED
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL VEINS 1-3 FT WIDE
Comment (Workings): ADIT
Comment (Geology): DEPENDING ON EXACT LOCATION, HOST ROCKS MAY BE CASCADE RIVER SCHIST
Comment (Deposit): 5 PATENTED CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED
References
Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.
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. 154.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1955, GOLD IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 42, P. 87.
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