Non Pareil

The Non Pareil is a copper mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 1,801 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

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Site Name

Primary: Non Pareil
Secondary: Imperial Claim
Secondary: Non-Pareil Mine
Secondary: Blue Mud Claim
Secondary: New Lone Star Claim

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Cobalt

Location

State: Washington
County: Snohomish

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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Non Pareil Consolidated Copper Co
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1912

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Northern 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

Comment (Deposit): LOCATED ON NE SIDE OF TROUT CREEK; 1 MILE SE OF THE SUNSET MINE. INDEX MINING DISTRICT. ASSAYS ARE REPORTED TO HAVE SHOWN 1.14% COBALT. ORE MINERALS: CHALCOPYRITE, BORNITE, PYRITE, CHALCOCITE, AND MALACHITE. GANGUE: QUARTZ, ALTERED GRANODIORITE. DEPOSIT: 4 SPARSELY MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONES IN GRANODIORITE FROM 1 TO 20 FT WIDE. DEVELOPMENT: SEVERAL OPEN CUTS AND 520 METERS OF ADIT WITH DRIFTS.

References

Reference (Deposit): TABLE 1, P. 13.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 54-83, 1983, NO. 13,

Reference (Deposit): P. 89.

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,

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