Lockwood Pyrite Mine

The Lockwood Pyrite Mine is a copper, iron, sulfur, gold, silver, and zinc mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 2,024 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Lockwood Pyrite Mine  

State:  Washington

County:  Snohomish

Elevation: 2,024 Feet (617 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Iron, Sulfur, Gold, Silver, Zinc

Lat, Long: 47.96306, -121.71667

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Lockwood Pyrite Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lockwood Pyrite Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron
Primary: Sulfur
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Sultan District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: State Of Washington
Home Office: Washington

Owner Name: Kennecott Corp., Island-Arc Resources Corp., Formosa Resources Corp.
Years: 1992 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Puget Trough


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Massive sulfide, kuroko


Orebody

Form: MASSIVE


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: OTHER ASSAYS SHOWED 0.05-0.2 OZ/TON AU, 0.4-0.9 OZ/TON AG (HUNTTING).
Analytical Data: ASSAYS OF MORE THAN 150 SAMPLES GAVE 10-43% FE, 9-46%S


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Barite


Comments

Comment (Development): DRILLING BEING UNDERTAKEN IN 1992

Comment (Geology): DERKEY AND OTHERS (1993) BELIEVED THAT HOST ROCKS ARE JURASSIC

Comment (Location): SOUTHERN WALL OF CANYON ON NORTH SIDE OF BLUE MOUNTAIN

Comment (Deposit): SPHALERITE IS PRESENT IN THIN DISCONTINUOUS BANDS AND LENSES COMMONLY ACCOMPANIED BY CHALCOPYRITE. MOST OF DEPOSIT IS PYRITIC MASSIVE SULFIDE

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, 35 OPEN CUTS, PITS, AND TRENCHES


References

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 (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. 357.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): CARITHERS AND GUARD

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. 201.

Reference (Deposit): CARITHERS, WARD, AND GUARD, A.K., 1945, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SULTAN BASIN, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 36, P. 79-86.


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