St. Louis and Jackson Mine

The St. Louis and Jackson Mine is a copper and gold mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 2,999 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

Name: St. Louis and Jackson Mine  

State:  Washington

County:  Snohomish

Elevation: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 48.11389, -121.58806

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St. Louis and Jackson Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: St. Louis and Jackson Mine
Secondary: St. Louis


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten


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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 30% CU, $20/TON AU, $23/TON AG, AS MUCH AS 1.5% WO3


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS

Comment (Location): A DIFFERENT REFERENCE GIVES THE LOCATION AS SW/4 SEC. 8, T. 30 N., R. 10 E. DERKEY REFERENCE WAS USED AND IS PRESUMED ACCURATE

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN

Comment (Geology): REGION CONTAINS ACCRETED TERRANES AND BATHOLITHIC ROCKS OF EARLY CASCADE MAGMATIC ARC


References

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. 90.

Reference (Deposit): BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 40.

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. 363.

Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.


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