Grand Central

The Grand Central is a antimony and gold mine located in King county, Washington.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Grand Central

Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Washington
County: King
District: Money Creek

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Location): SOUTH OF MONEY CREEK. A MORE EXACT LOCATION IS NOT AVAILABLE; HOWEVER, THE GRAND CENTRAL MAY BE PART OF A BLOCK OF PATENTED CLAIMS IN THE SW1/4 SW1/4 SEC. 29; SE1/4 SEC. 30; E1/2 SEC. 31; W1/2 SEC. 32.

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: PRODUCED IN 1908 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 17).

Comment (Deposit): THE MINE IS IN ANDESITE OF THE SILVER PASS VOLCANIC MEMBER OF THE SWAUK FORMATION (TABOR AND OTHERS, 1982, GEOL. MAP, P. 13). IT IS ALSO AT THE CONTACT BETWEEN SHALES AND ANDESITE (SMITH, 1913, P. 32-33). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W.; FRIZZELL, V.A., JR.; BOOTH, D.B.; WHETTEN, J.T.; WAITT, R.B.; ZARTMAN, R.E., 1982, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SKYKOMISH RIVER 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 82-747, 31 P., 1 PL.

Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.

Reference (Deposit): LIVINGSTON, V.E., JR., 1971, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 63, 200 P., 8 PL.

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, W.S., 1913, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NORTH-EASTERN KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON: COLUMBIA UNIVERSTIY MASTER OF ARTS THESIS, 35 P., 1 PL.

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, W.S., 1915, PETROLOGY AND ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE SKYKOMISH BASIN, WASHINGTON: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MINES QUARTERLY, V. 36, NO. 2, P. 154-185.

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