Mine detail: Mount Eldorado

Previously called ''

<< Back to the map

Location

Lat / long: 48.53538, -121.13677

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Ore: Cinnabar
Orebody form: UNKNOWN

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Eldorado Orthogneiss
Host type:Gneiss
Structure:Breccia
Tectonic:Cascade Volcanic Arc

References

MRDSM054860
DEP10040177
Reference{Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 365.}{Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 266.}{Deposit:: TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN, E.B., 199X, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 9X-XXX, SCALE 1:100,000 (IN PREPARATION IN 1993).}
ReporterPeterson, Jocelyn A.