Copper Independent Mine

The Copper Independent Mine is a gold mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 1,601 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: Copper Independent Mine
Secondary: Independent
Secondary: Silverton Mines
Secondary: Ore Recoveries

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Arsenic

Location

State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Silverton 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

Not available

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: VEIN IN SHEAR ZONE

Structure

Type: L
Description: Granite Is Sheared

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.6-0.7 OZ/TON AU

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Geology): METAMORPHIC ROCKS INCLUDE GREENSTONE, GRAYWACKE, ARGILLITE, CHERT, MARBLE. PROTOLITH IS JUR-CRET

Comment (Deposit): ORE FORMS LENS SHAPED SHOOTS 100-200 FT IN DIAMETER AND 2-3 FT THICK

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD M025910

Comment (Location): CLAIMS ALSO EXTEND INTO SEC. 20. AT MOUTH OF SILVER GULCH

Comment (Production): 1 CARLOAD SHIPPED PRIOR TO 1901

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS, DRIFTS, RAISES

References

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. 362.

Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SUAK 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. 157.

Reference (Deposit): BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OR MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 39-40.

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