Elwell-Darrington Prospect

The Elwell-Darrington Prospect is a copper and gold mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 2,001 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

Name: Elwell-Darrington Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Snohomish

Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 48.23389, -121.50972

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Elwell-Darrington Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Elwell-Darrington Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Washington
County: Snohomish


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

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: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous

Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 7-8 FT WIDE MINERALIZED ZONE CONTAINING 2-3 FT OF ORE

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. ON EAST SIDE OF GOLD MOUNTAIN


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. 158.

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): BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 8.


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