Eagle Peak Mine

The Eagle Peak Mine is a copper mine located in Lewis county, Washington at an elevation of 3,396 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

Name: Eagle Peak Mine  

State:  Washington

County:  Lewis

Elevation: 3,396 Feet (1,035 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 46.75583, -121.78000

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Eagle Peak Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Eagle Peak Mine
Secondary: Claims: Aldula
Secondary: Paradise


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Cobalt
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Washington
County: Lewis
District: Mt. Rainier District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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 Rainier National Park


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Eagle Peak Copper Mining Co., Ashford (Pre-


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


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: REPORTEDLY 1-5% CO IN SOME SAMPLES
Analytical Data: 18-TON SHIPMENT YIELDED 8.05% CU, 0.09 OZ AU, 1.87 OZ AG


Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Linnaeite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. ON WEST SLOPE OF EAGLE PEAK IN MT. RAINIER AREA ABOUT 7 MI SOUTH OF SUMMIT OF MOUNT RAINIER

Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORDS W017915, D000665 HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED

Comment (Production): NOT OVER 200 TONS TOTAL PRODUCED

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED JOINTS OR SLIP PLANES IN GRANITE DIKES. ONE ZONE IS 6 IN.-5 FT THICK AND CARRIES A STREAK OF HIGH-GRADE ORE 1-14 IN. THICK; GOLD VALUES ARE IN THE ARSENOPYRITE. ORE FROM NEAR PORTAL OF OLD DRIFT ABOUT 15 FT ABOVE PRESENT DRIFT LEVEL WAS SLIGHTLY RADIOACTIVE. ORE APPEARS TO BE IN DIKES COMING OFF THE TATOOSH PLUTON

Comment (Workings): DRIFT, CROSSCUT

Comment (Deposit): 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Production): HUNTING, P. 61

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. 148.

Reference (Deposit): KING, R.U., 1966, MOLYBDENUM, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRIING OFFICE, P. 112.

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. 61.


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