Peacock

The Peacock is a gold, silver, and copper mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 7,001 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: Peacock  

State:  Washington

County:  Chelan

Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 48.14306, -120.87000

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Peacock MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Peacock


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Arsenic


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: UNKNOWN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: A FEW SAMPLES ANALYZED. MAXIMUM VALUES ARE 5.3 OZ/TON AG, 0.07 OZ/TON AU, 0.,51% CU, 27% AS


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. ON CREST OF PHELPS RIDGE

Comment (Deposit): SMALL DEPOSITS INDICATED BY STOTELMEYER AND OTHERS (1982) TO BE "ANCIENT STEAM VENTS". OTHER INDICATIONS SUGGEST THE DEPOSIT IS MORE LIKELY RELATED TO THE PORPHYRY COPPER MINERALIZATION NEARBY

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS


References

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.

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.


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