Midas Claims

The Midas Claims is a lead, zinc, silver, copper, and gold mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 3,901 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: Midas Claims

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Washington
County: Skagit
District: Cascade District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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 North Cascades National Park

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Mosier, A. G. And Soren, William
Home Office: Sedro Wooley, Wa
Years: 1951 -

Owner Name: Valumines, Inc., Puyallup, Wa.
Years: 1967 -

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 IN SHEAR ZONES

Structure

Type: R
Description: Tight Folding Along North-Northwest Trending Axes.

Type: L
Description: Shear Zones

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY: UP TO 20 OZ/TON AG, 0.14 OZ/TON AU, 2.2% PB, 1.96% ZN. REPORTEDLY $50-600 IN ALL VALUES

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. ON SOUTH SIDE OF NORTH FORK OF CASCADE RIVER, EAST OF JOHNSBURG. DIAMOND CLAIM IS IN NW/4 NE/4 SW/4 SE/4 SEC. 26.

Comment (Development): EXPLORATION AT THE DIAMOND CLAIM IN 1959. DEVELOPMENT AT THE DIAMOND CLAIM 1967-1970. DEVELOPMENT AT MIDAS CLAIM 1977.

Comment (Deposit): 2 INTERSECTING SHEAR ZONES CONTAINING NARROW SULFIDE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS.

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS (>1500 FT) FROM 2 ADITS.

Comment (Deposit): 5 PATENTED CLAIMS: MIDAS, DIAMOND, SARATOGA, PRIDE OF SEATTLE, PRIDE OF KILDARE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): MILNE, P.C., AND WALKER, C.W., 1978, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS 1977: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 63, P. 14. (SEE ALSO IC 34, P. 8; IC 44, P. 20; IC 46, P. 24)

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 315.

Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, P. 162-163.

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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