Pica

The Pica is a gold, zinc, silver, copper, and lead mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 5,801 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

Name: Pica  

State:  Washington

County:  Snohomish

Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Lead

Lat, Long: 47.98444, -121.35500

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Pica MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pica


Commodity

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


Location

State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Monte Cristo District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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 Mount Baker National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


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: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Tonalite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Tonalite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SEVERAL ANALYSES IN JOHNSON AND OTHERS. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE: 1.132 OZ/TON AU, 5.4 OZ/TON AG, 0.28% CU, 1.03% PB, 11.3% ZN, 7.9% AS, 0.23% SB


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): INFERRED, SUBECONOMIC RESOURCES

Comment (Workings): ADIT

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN. MAY BE CONTINUATION OF PHILO VEIN


References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, F.L., DENTON, D.K., IVERSON, S.R., MCCULLOCH, R.B., STEBBINS, S.A., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1983, MINERAL REOSURCES OF THE GLACIER PEAK RARE II AREA (NO. L6031), SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 75-83, P. 5, 25

Reference (Reserve-Resource): JOHNSON AND OTHERS


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