Sunrise Prospect

The Sunrise Prospect is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 820 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: Sunrise Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Snohomish

Elevation: 820 Feet (250 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 48.23861, -121.66694

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Sunrise Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sunrise Prospect
Secondary: North Star
Secondary: Oldfield


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead


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

Type: Underground


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

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.08-0.55 OZ/TON AU, 1.3-9.1 OZ/TON AG, 0.8-1.67% CU, 0.1% MO, 9% AS


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS IN NARROW FRACTURE ZONES

Comment (Geology): GEOLOGIC MAP SHOWS AREA TO BE UNDERLAIN BY ROCKS OF THE EASTERN MELANGE BELT AND THE BARLOW PASS VOLCANICS. GRANITE MAY BE RELATED TO SQUIRE CREEK STOCK AND RELATED ROCKS

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS

Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORDS W017889, D000693 HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED


References

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): PURDY, C.P., JR., 1954, MOLYBDENUM OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 18, P. 106.

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. 164.

Reference (Deposit): BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 10.


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