Emma Bess Prospect

The Emma Bess Prospect is a 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: Emma Bess Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Snohomish

Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 47.94583, -121.43444

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Emma Bess Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Emma Bess Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Silver Creek 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 Snoqualmie 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

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS

Comment (Geology): GEOLOGIC MAP SHOWS ALLUVIUM IN AREA OF PROSPECT, BUT HOST ROCK IS INCONCLUSIVE BECAUSE AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY EITHER SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF SWAUK FORMATION (EO) OR BY TONALITE OF SILVER CREEK (MIO). IF MINERALIZATION WAS ASSOCIATED WITH OLIGO PLUTONS, HOST ROCK IS SWAUK FORMATION

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD M025661

Comment (Location): EXTENSION OF THE BEN BUTLER VEIN, EAST SIDE OF SILVER CREEK

Comment (Deposit): PRESUMED SIMILAR TO BEN BUTLER PROSPECT


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., 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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