Buckindy

The Buckindy is a copper mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 6,601 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

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Site Name

Primary: Buckindy
Secondary: Mount Buckindy

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Washington
County: Skagit

Land Status

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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 Glacier Peak Wilderness In Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Bear Creek Mining Co.
Years: 1957 -

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: Porphyry Cu-Mo

Orebody

Form: STOCKWORK VEINLETS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Foliation Trends E-W. Fracturing And Shearing Trend Nne To Ne

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Weak Phyllic, Structurally Controlled Propylitic. Breccias Have Been Flooded By Silica

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: BEST DRILL HOLE AVERADES 0.337% CU AND 0.13% MOS2 OVER 425 FT. TWO 9-10 FT INTERVALS ASSAYED >1% CU

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ON MOUNT BUCKINDY

Comment (Development): 5 DRILL HOLES WERE NOT PARTICULARLY ENCOURAGING

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION SEEN IS HIGH IN SYSTEM AND PROPHYRY CORE, IF PRESENT, IS PROBABLY DEEPLY BURIED. TARGET ZONE CONTAINS SEVERAL SMALL BRECCIA PIPES. LITTLE DISSEMINATED MINERALIZATION. DEPOSIT CONTAINS A LARGER PROPORTION OF MO THAN IS TYPICAL OF THESE DEPOSITS BUT INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT TO CALL IT A PORPHYRY MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT

Comment (Workings): 2280.5 FT IN 5 DIAMOND DRILL HOLES, EXTENSIVE SOIL AND STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLING PROGRAM

Comment (Geology): SAID TO BE SIMILAR TO GLACIER PEAK DEPOSIT IN METALLOGENY AND ALTERATION ASSEMBLAGE

References

Reference (Deposit): GRANT, A.R., 1982, SUMMARY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY DATA FOR THE GLACEIR PEAK WILDERNESS, CHELAN, SNOHOMISH, AND SKAGIT COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 82-408, P. 18-22.

Reference (Deposit): GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST ERVICE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 36.

Reference (Deposit): GRANT, A.R., 1969, CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CONTROLS FOR BASE METAL DEPOSITION IN THE CASCADE RANGE OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 58, P. 69-71.

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): HOLLISTER, V.F., 1979, PORPHYRY COPPER-TYPE DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE VOLCANIC ARC, WASHINGTON: MINERALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, V. 11, P. 34

Reference (Deposit): STOTELMEYER, R.B., JOHNSON, F.L., MCHUGH, E.L., FEDERSPIEL, F.E., DENTON, D.K., JR., AND STEBBINS, S.A., 1982, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS AND ADACENT AREAS, CHELAN, SKAGIT, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT 89-82, P. 23.

Reference (Deposit): CHURCH, S.E., FORD, A.B., FLANIGAN, V.J., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, CHELAN, SKAGIT, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1652-A, SCALE 1:100,000.

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