The Pine Marten Prospect is a molybdenum and copper mine located in King county, Washington at an elevation of 3,701 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
Elevation: 3,701 Feet (1,128 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.61722, -121.50056
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Pine Marten Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pine Marten Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: King
District: Cougar Creek Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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 Alpine Lakes Wilderness In Snoqualmie National Forest
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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED AS IRREGULAR MASSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): AT NORTH END OF DOG MOUNTAIN
Comment (Reserve-Resource): VERY LOW GRADE. LEACHING HAS PROBABLY REMOVED SOME COPPER FROM OUTCROPS
Comment (Deposit): DISTRIBUTED AS IRREGULAR MASSES THROUGHOUT HOST ROCK AND CONCENTRATED ALONG AND NEAR FRACTURES. WIDTH OF MINERALIZED ZONE IS 15-160 FT. THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN
Comment (Workings): SHORT ADIT
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): GUALTIERI AND OTHERS, 1975
Reference (Deposit): GUALTIERI, J.L., THURBER, H.K., MILLER, M.S., MCMAHAN, A.B., AND FEDERSPIEL, F.F., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ADDITIONS TO THE ALPINE LAKES STUDY AREA, CHELAN, KING, AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-3, P. 125-127
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