Mountain Chief Prospect

The Mountain Chief Prospect is a copper mine located in Skamania county, Washington at an elevation of 3,550 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: Mountain Chief Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Skamania

Elevation: 3,550 Feet (1,082 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 46.34528, -122.13111

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Mountain Chief Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mountain Chief Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Washington
County: Skamania
District: St. Helens District - Ryan Alke Area


Land Status

Land ownership: National Monument
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: Probably In Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument 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: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN IN GRANITE

Comment (Workings): SHORT ADIT, WHICH HAS BEEN CAVED SINCE THE 1930'S.

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


References

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. 17, 28


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