Martin Engdahl Prospect

The Martin Engdahl Prospect is a silver, copper, zinc, gold, and lead mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 1,900 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

Name: Martin Engdahl Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Snohomish

Elevation: 1,900 Feet (579 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Lead

Lat, Long: 47.93111, -121.44000

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Martin Engdahl Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Martin Engdahl Prospect


Commodity

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


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: Surface/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: 2.5-FT-WIDE VEIN RAN 0.18 OZ/TON AU, 0.9 OZ/TON AG, 2.1% ZN


Materials

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


Comments

Comment (Location): ON WEST SIDE OF SILVER CREEK

Comment (Geology): ALTHOUGH GEOLOGIC MAP SHOWS ONLY SWAUK FORMATION IN THIS AREA, SMALL BODIES OF EASTERN MELANGE BELT ROCKS TOO SMALL TO SHOW AT MAP SCALE ARE LIKELY THE UNIT TO WHICH THE HOST ROCKS BELONG

Comment (Deposit): 3 MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONES TO 4 FT WIDE CONTAINING DISSEMINATED SULFIDE MINERALS

Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS


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. 235.

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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