The Goat Haven is a copper mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 47.96667, -121.46667
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Goat Haven MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goat Haven
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Sultan District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: UNKNOWN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PB RATIOS GIVEN IN CHURCH AND OTHERS
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCURACY OF LOCATION IN CHURCH AND OTHERS IS UNKNOWN. UNABLE TO FIND ANY OTHER REFERENCE TO PROPERTY
Comment (Deposit): CHURCH AND OTHERS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A PORPHYRY TYPE DEPOSIT BUT THERE IS TOO LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT IT FOR INDICATING THAT HERE
Comment (Geology): IF LOCATED CORRECTLY, DEPOSIT APPEARS TO LIE ALONG CONTACT OF INDEX BATHOLITH WITH SWAUK FORMATION SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
References
Reference (Deposit): CHURCH, S.E., LEHURAY, A.P., GRANT, A.R., DELEVAUX, M.H., AND GRAY, J.E., 1986, LEAD-ISOTOPIC DATA FROM SULFIDE MINERALS FROM THE CASCADE RANGE, OREGON AND WASHINGTON: GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA, V. 50, P. 317-328.
Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., BOOTH, D.B., WHETTEN, J.T., WAITT, R.B., JR., AND ZARTMAN, R.E., 1982, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SKYKOMISH RIVER 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 82-747, SCALE 1:100,000.
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