The Silver Coins Claims is a copper, lead, silver, and gold mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 3,100 feet.
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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
Elevation: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.10472, -121.62056
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Silver Coins Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Coins Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Silverton District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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 Boulder River Wilderness 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: MINERALIZED FRACTURE ZONE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE OF COSALITE ORE: 0.34 OZ/TON AU, 98.78 OZ/TON AG, 2.2% CU. 8.8% BI, 19.2% ZN, 9.1% PB. TWO CHIP SAMPLES: 2.5, 10.1% ZN, 0.5, 1.4% PB, 0.01, 0.01% BI, 1.4, 4.7 OZ/TON AG, 0.005, TR AU
Materials
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Location): JUST WEST OF MARTEN CREEK
Comment (Deposit): 12 FT WIDE HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED ZONE WITH 3 FT WIDE MINERALIZED ZONE
Comment (Workings): 137 FT CAVED ADIT
Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORD D001767 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED
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. 164.
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.
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