Grand Central

The Grand Central is a gold and antimony mine located in King county, Washington at an elevation of 1,401 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

Name: Grand Central

State:  Washington

County:  King

Elevation: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Antimony

Lat, Long: 47.70639, -121.42944

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Grand Central MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Grand Central


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Antimony


Location

State: Washington
County: King
District: Money Creek District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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 Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Gold Mountain Mining Co.
Years: 1915 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)


Orebody

Form: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED $4/TON (AU?)


Materials

Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): NARROW VEINLETS IN 40 FT ZONE

Comment (Location): SOUTH OF MONEY CREEK

Comment (Production): PRODUCED IN 1908.

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS


References

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. 17.

Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956

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. 116.


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