Bangor Creek Prospect

The Bangor Creek Prospect is a silver, copper, and gold mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 2,201 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: Bangor Creek Prospect
Secondary: Bornite

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold

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

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: VEINS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE 12% CU, 0.051 OZ/TON AU, 4 OZ/TON AG

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite

Comments

Comment (Location): AT MOUTH OF DEER CREEK. ELEVATION OF 4500 FT CITED IN REFERENCES CAN NOT BE CORRECT BECAUSE ELEVATIONS IN THAT SECTION ARE NOT THAT HIGH.

Comment (Deposit): 4-6 FT WIDE ORE ZONE OF BANDS AND MASSES OF SULFIDE IN ANDESITE DIKE

Comment (Deposit): NOW PROBABLY PART OF CLAIMS OF SILVERTON MINE. SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD M025910

Comment (Workings): 3000 FT OF CROSSCUTS AND ADITS

Comment (Geology): PROSPECT IS LOCATED NEAR CONTACT OF BARLOW PASS VOLCANICS WITH ROCKS OF EASTERN MELANGE BELT

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): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 79.

Reference (Deposit): BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 41.

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