Ranger

The Ranger is a lead, gold, silver, copper, and zinc mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 5,400 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: Ranger  

State:  Washington

County:  Snohomish

Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc

Lat, Long: 47.97111, -121.37056

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Ranger MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ranger


Commodity

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


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Siliceous Zones


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: MANY SAMPLES ASSAYED. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 1.088 OZ/TON AU, 30 OZ/TON AG, 1.4% CU, 21.5% PB, 16.5% ZN, 17.5% AS, 4.2% SB


Materials

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


Comments

Comment (Location): UNUSRVEYED

Comment (Deposit): SULFIDE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT LIES NEAR CONTACT OF TWO VOLCANIC UNITS

Comment (Workings): ADIT


References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, F.L., DENTON, D.K., IVERSON, S.R., MCCULLOCH, R.B., STEBBINS, S.A., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1983, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GLACEIR PEAK RARE II AREA (NO. L6031), SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 75-83, P. 29

Reference (Reserve-Resource): JOHNSON AND OTHERS


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