Mine detail: Copper Chief Prospect

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Location: Snohomish County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 47.93175, -121.44982
dep_id: 10036711
mrds_id: M025616
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Gold, Silver
Trace mineral: Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena
orebody_fm: VEIN
work_type: Underground
model: 85: Polymetallic veins
Reporter: Andrews, David H. (Lawson, William A.), Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Swauk Formation;Swauk Formation
hrock_type: Sandstone
tectonic: Cascade Volcanic Arc
References:
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 82.
  • Deposit:: BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 30.
  • Deposit:: TABOR, R.W., FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., BOOTH, D.B., WHETTEN, J.T., WAITT, R.B., JR., AND ZARTMAN, R.E., 1982, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SKYKOMISH RIVER 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 82-747, SCALE 1:100,000.
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