Foggy Mine

The Foggy Mine is a lead, zinc, gold, and silver mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 5,499 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

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Site Name

Primary: Foggy Mine
Secondary: Alleghany
Secondary: Penn

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Arsenic
Secondary: Antimony
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Goat Lake 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 National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Dr. W. J. Collings
Home Office: Renton, Wa.
Years: 1949 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: SHEAR ZONES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: MANY SAMPLES ASSAYED. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 0.2 OZ/TON AU, 22.2 OZ/TON AG, 3.7% AS, 5.2% SB (JOHNSON AND OTHERS) AVERAGE VALUES 0.2 OZ/TON AU, 8 OZ/TON AG, 3-5% ZN, 3-4% PB, 3.15% AS, 5.5% SB (PURDY)

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Realgar
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. ON NORTHEAST SLOPE OF CADET PEAK

Comment (Deposit): PARALLEL SERIES OF SHEAR ZONES 2-20 FT SIDE WITH 9-20 IN. OF ORE. DIMENSIONS ARE OF MAIN SHEAR ZONE

Comment (Workings): 7 LEVELS CONNECTED BY INCLINE AND SHAFT. ALSO 4 OTHER ADITS, 2 OPEN CUTS

Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORD D001709 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): JOHNSON AND OTHERS

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.

Reference (Deposit): CHURCH, S.E., TABOR, R.W., AND JOHNSON, F.L., 1983, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL MAP OF THE GLACIER PEAK ROADLESS AREA, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1380-C, SCALE 1:50,000.

Reference (Deposit): WHITE, D.E., 1962, ANTIMONY IN THE UNITED STATES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS RESOURCE MAP MR-20, SCALE 1:3,168,000.

Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 134-135.

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, F.L., DENTON, D.K., IVERSON, S.R., MCCULLOCH, R.B., STEBBINS, S.A., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1983, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GLACIER PEAK RARE II AREA (NO. L6031), SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 75-83, P. 23.

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. 83.

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