Cerrico Claim

The Cerrico Claim is a zinc and lead mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 6,401 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: Cerrico Claim  

State:  Washington

County:  Skagit

Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 48.50333, -121.06250

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Cerrico Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cerrico Claim


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Arsenic


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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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 IN SHEAR ZONE


Structure

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone


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

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UNUSRVEYED. IN BOSTON BASIN, NORTH SIDE.

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IN SHEAR ZONE IN GNEISSIC DIORITE.

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD M700364

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS UNKNOWN.

Comment (Deposit): PART OF ALTA CLAIM ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METLLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 231.

Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., HARGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN, E.B., 199X, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN -FILE REPORT 9X-XXX, SCALE 1:100,000 (IN PREPARATION IN 1993).


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