Mine detail: Dawson Prospect

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Location: King County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 47.63481, -121.4737
dep_id: 10009024
mrds_id: D001646
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Lead, Silver
Trace mineral: Antimony, Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibiconite, Stibnite
orebody_fm: VEIN
model: 85: Polymetallic veins
alteration: Silicification, Carbonatization, Pyritization
Reporter: Miller, M. H., Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Snoqualmie Batholith
hrock_type: Diorite
tectonic: Cascade Volcanic Arc
References:
  • Deposit:: PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 83-84.
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 215.
  • Deposit:: GUALTIERI, J.L., THURBER, H.K., MILLER, M.S., MCMAHAN, A.B., AND FEDERSPIEL, F.F., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ADDITIONS TO THE ALPINE LAKES STUDY AREA, CHELAN, KING, AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-3, P. 74.
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