Johnson Prospect

The Johnson Prospect is a gold mine located in Skamania county, Washington at an elevation of 2,402 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: Johnson Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Skamania

Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.36944, -121.80444

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Johnson Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Johnson Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Washington
County: Skamania
District: St. Helens District - Camp Creek Area


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 Gifford Pinchot 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: Epithermal vein, Sado


Orebody

Form: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Deposit): A SEAM 2 TO 3 IN. THICK CARRIES FREE GOLD

Comment (Deposit): LOCATION MAP AVAILABLE, MOEN, (1977) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. ABOUT 1,800 FT UP MCCOY CREEK FROM CAMP CREEK, 300 FT EAST OF MCCOY CREEK

Comment (Geology): OLDER LITERATURE CONSIDERED HOST ROCK TO BE PART OF OHANAPECOSH FORMATION, BUT KOROSEC (1987) DID NOT INCLUDE THESE ROCKS IN THAT FORMATION


References

Reference (Deposit): KOROSEC, M.A., 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT ADAMS QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 87-5, SCALE 1:100,000.

Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1977, ST. HELENS AND WASHOUGAL MINING DISTRICTS OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 60, P. 29, 32.

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. 155.


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