Cannon Mine

The Cannon Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,050 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

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Site Name

Primary: Cannon Mine
Secondary: B North Ore Body

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Wenatchee District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Asamera Minerals (U. S.), Inc., And Breakwater Resources, Ltd.
Years: 1992 -

Production

Year: 1992
Material type: AU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.492 Oz/Ton
Year: 1989
Material type: AG
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.272 Oz/Ton

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Orebody

Form: VEINS, STOCKWORKS, BRECCIAS, DISSEMINATED

Structure

Type: R
Description: Chiwakum Graben Bounded By Entiat And Leavenworth Faults. District Dominated By Postmineralization Fold And Thrust Belt

Type: L
Description: Structures In Ore Body Dominated By Premineral Folds With Axes Trending Ne

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Pyritization, K-Silicate Alteration, Carbonate Alteration, Argillization

Rocks

Name: Rhyodacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 42.200000+-0.400000
Dating Method: K-Ar

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Acanthite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Naumannite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Electrum
Ore: Boulangerite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Hessite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): DWINDLING RESERVES CAUSED DECREASED PRODUCTION IN 1992 AND MINE IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE IN ABOUT 2 YEARS UNLESS NEW RESERVES ARE IDENTIFIED

Comment (Location): NORTHWEST OF ROOSTER COMB. DERKEY AND OTHERS GIVE INCORRECT CADASTRAL COORDINATES

Comment (Production): MINE HAS BEEN LARGEST GOLD PRODUCER IN WASHINGTON FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS (1993)

Comment (Workings): THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST UNDERGROUND GOLD MINES IN THE U.S.

Comment (Geology): ORE BODY LIES BETWEEN TWO DEFORMED CLAYSTONE BEDS.

References

Reference (Deposit): OTT, L.E., GROODY, DIANE, FOLLIS, E.L., AND SIEMS, P.L., 1986, STRATIGRAPHY, STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY, ORE MINERALOGY AND HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION AT THE CANNON MINE, CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON, U.S.A., IN MACDONALD, A.J., ED., GOLD '86 - AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF GOLD DEPOSITS, PROCEEDINGS VOLUME, P. 425-435.

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. 9-10.

Reference (Deposit): MARGOLIS, JACOB, 1989, ARKOSE-HOSTED AQUIFER-CONTROLLED, EPITHERMAL AU-AG MINERALIZATION, WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V. 84, P. 1891-1902.

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., AND LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25.

Reference (Production): DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990; DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1993

Reference (Reserve-Resource): OTT AND OTHERS, 1986

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