Silver Creek

The Silver Creek is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Pierce county, Washington at an elevation of 5,650 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

Name: Silver Creek  

State:  Washington

County:  Pierce

Elevation: 5,650 Feet (1,722 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 46.93056, -121.49306

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Silver Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Creek


Commodity

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


Location

State: Washington
County: Pierce
District: Summit 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 Snoqualmie National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: J. B. Garrard, H. H. Lentz
Years: 1945 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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, STOCKWORK


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. WITHIN SKI RESORT AREA. AT HEADWATERS OF SILVER CREEK AND ITS TRIBUATRIES

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS ALONG NARROW JOINTS IN HOST ROCK

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, SEVERAL ADITS, SEVERAL OPEN CUTS


References

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 327.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 153.

Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956


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