Gold Creek

The Gold Creek is a gold, molybdenum, copper, and silver mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 3,750 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: Gold Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Washington
County: Kittitas

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 Alpine Lakes Wilderness In Wenatchee National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Brameda Resources Ltd.
Home Office: Vancouver, B.C.
Years: 1972 -

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

Orebody

Form: STOCKWORK

Structure

Type: L
Description: Strong Nw Shearing, Some Ne Fractures

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Volcanic Rocks Are Hornfelsed And Pyritized. Widespread Secondary Biotite Alteration

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION IS REALTED TO SATELLITE STOCK OF SNOQUALMIE BATHOLITH. ZONE OF SULFIDE MINERALIZATION COVERS ABOUT 2 SQUARE MI. LOW GRADE CU MINERALIZATION IN VOLCANIC ROCKS, ORTHOCLASE-RICH REPLACEMENT BRECCIAL CONTAINING <0.3-0.8% CU, INCREASED CU VALUES AND ALTERATION IN DEEP DRILL HOLES

Comment (Geology): SIMILAR TO MINERAL CREEK DEPOSIT. THERE IS A WELL DEVELOPED PYRITE GOSSAN

Comment (Location): 3 MI SOUTH OF MIDDLE FORK SNOQUALMIE PROSPECT

Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO RESOURCE ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN MADE BUT GRANT (1976) SPECULATED THAT THERE MAY BE AS MUCH AS 50 MILLION TONS OF ORE-GRADE MATERIAL

References

Reference (Deposit): GUALTIERI, J.L., THURBER, H.K., MILLER, M.S., MCMAHAN, A.B., AND FEDERSPIEL, F.F., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ADDITIONS TO THE ALPINE LAKES STUDY AREA, CHELAN, KING, AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-3, PLATE 1.

Reference (Deposit): GRANT, A.R., 1969, CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CONTROLS FOR BASE METAL DEPOSITION IN THE CASCADE RANGE OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION FO MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 58, P. 86-88.

Reference (Deposit): GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 43-44.

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