Copper Point

The Copper Point is a zinc, lead, silver, gold, and copper mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 6,499 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

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Site Name

Primary: Copper Point
Secondary: Red Mountain-Chiwawa

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Chiwawa District

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 Wenatchee National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

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

Type: L
Description: Entiat Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonitization

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SEDIMENT SAMPLES IN AREA HAVE A STRONG ANOMALY FOR CU. MANY SAMPLES ASSAYED. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 8.8 OZ/TON AG, 5.3% CU, 3.9% PB, 2% ZN, 0.05 OZ/TON AU IN SELECT AND CHIP SAMPLES

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite

Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED

Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONES AND POSSIBLE BRECCIA PIPE. SHEAR ZONES ARE VERY NARROW

Comment (Workings): 14 SHORT ADITS, NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS FOUND AT CONTACT OF ENTIAT FAULT AND CLOUDY PASS PLUTON (STOTELMEYER AND OTHERS, 1982)

References

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): STOTELMEYER, R.B., JOHNSON, F.L., MCHUGH, E.L., FEDERSPEIL, F.E., DENTON, D.K., JR., AND STEBBINS, S.A., 1982, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE GLACIER PEAK WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, CHELAN, SKAGIT, AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 98-82, P. 21.

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. 33.

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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