The Mineral Creek is a copper, gold, silver, and molybdenum mine located in Kittitas 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 47.42472, -121.25444
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Mineral Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Creek
Secondary: Durrwachter
Secondary: Liberty Lode
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Washington
County: Kittitas
Land Status
Not available
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
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: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): HOST ROCKS FOR THE DEPOSIT INCLUDE A GRANODIORITE DIKE PROBABLY RELATED TO THE SNOQUALMIE BATHOLITH (PATTY, 1921, P. 277-278) AND RHYOLITE AND BASALT ROCKS PROBABLY OF THE NACHES FORMATION (FRIZZELL, AND OTHERS, 1984, GEOL. MAP).
Comment (Location): ON MINERAL CREEK TWO MILES ABOVE LITTLE KACHESS LAKE
Comment (Production): 20 TONS SHIPPED TO THE TACOMA SMELTER PRIOR TO 1920 (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 60).
References
Reference (Deposit): FRIZZELL, V.A., JR.; TABOR, R.W.; BOOTH, D.B.; ORT, K.M.; WAITT, R.B., 1984, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SNOQUALMIE PASS 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-693, 42 P., 1 PL.
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): MILLER, R. B., 1985, THE OPHIOLITIC INGALLS COMPLEX, NORTH-CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS, WASHINGTON: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 96, NO. 1, P. 27-42.
Reference (Deposit): PATTY, E.N., 1921, THE METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 23, 366 P.
Reference (Deposit): WDGER OF 90-18
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