Silver Creek

The Silver Creek is a copper mine located in Skamania county, Washington.

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: Silver Creek  

State:  Washington

County:  Skamania

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 45.73, -122.17640

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Satelite image of the Silver Creek

Silver Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Creek


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Washington
County: Skamania
District: Washougal District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Middle Cascade Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. GEOL. AND EARTH RES. INFO. CIRC. 60, 1977, P. 56.


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