Johnsburg Claims

The Johnsburg Claims is a lead and silver mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 5,098 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Johnsburg Claims
Secondary: 4 Patented Claims: Johnsburg
Secondary: Lookout
Secondary: Tarcoounion
Secondary: Prospectors Friend

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc

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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Kaess Mining Co.
Home Office: Mount Vernon, Wa
Years: 1954 -

Production

Year: 1953
Material type: ORE PB AG
Description: Ap_Grade: ^56.9% Pb, 40.4 Oz/Ton Ag
Year: 1955
Material type: ORE PB AG
Description: Ap_Grade: ^50-60% Pb, 10'S Oz/Ton Ag.
Year: 1955
Time Period: 1953-1955
Material type: ORE PB AG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^50-60% Pb, 10'S Oz/Ton Ag

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: LENS IN SHEAR ZONE

Structure

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

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified And Leached Schist

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 5 SAMPLES ACROSS VEIN, 10-28 IN. LONG, OVER A DISTANCE OF 35 FT ALONG VEIN AVERAGED 0.077 OZ/TON AU, 42.64 OZ/TON AG, 50.74% PB. 1953 SHIPMENTS AVERAGED 56.9% PB, 0.4% ZN, 0.42% CU, 0.067 OZ/TON AU, 40.4 OZ/TON AG.

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Development): AERIAL TRAM UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 1955. DEVELOPMENT IN 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952 BY JOHNSBURG MINING AND MILLING CO., MOUNT VERON, WA.

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE IN SCHIST. A LENS OF GALENA ORE 50 FT LONG AND 4-30 IN. WIDE IS EXPOSED IN VEIN.

Comment (Workings): 200 FT DRIFT, 50 FT ADIT, 15 FT OPEN CUT.

References

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 231-232.

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

Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C.P., JR., 1952, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1952: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 20, P. 36. (SEE ALSO IC 16, P. 10; IC 18, P. 10; IC 19, P. 33)

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): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 331.

Reference (Production): HUNTTING (1956)

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