The Helena Mine is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 3,150 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
Elevation: 3,150 Feet (960 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 48.14528, -121.56917
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Helena Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Helena Mine
Secondary: North Squire Creek
Secondary: Big Four
Secondary: Clear Creek
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Silverton District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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 Mount Baker National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: VEIN IN SHEAR ZONE
Structure
Type: L
Description: Intrusive Rocks Are Sheared
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Localized K-Silicate Alteration
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $19-32/TON
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): AT LEAST 2 SULFIDE-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS FORM LARGE, LOW-GRADE ORE BODIES. THIS MAY BE HIGH LEVEL FRACTURE ZONE OVER A POSSIBLE PORPHYRY COPPER
Comment (Location): PARTLY UNSURVEYED
Comment (Production): 150 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 36.
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. 349.
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. 85.
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