Silver Creek Placer

The Silver Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Pierce county, Washington at an elevation of 4,501 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: Silver Creek Placer  

State:  Washington

County:  Pierce

Elevation: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 46.93139, -121.47611

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Silver Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Creek Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
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: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

Form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ABOUT $1.25/YD


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Workings): SLUICE BOX

Comment (Production): SMALL PRODUCTION BETWEEN ABOUT 1920 AND 1930

Comment (Commodity): CONSIDERABLE COARSE GOLD REPORTED

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. WITHIN SKI RESORT AREA. NEAR HEADWATERS OF SILVER CREEK


References

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 329.

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. 189.

Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956


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