Mine detail: Myrtle C.

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 48.25259, -121.56122

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold, Silver
Tertiary: Antimony, Mercury
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Cinnabar, Gold, Mercury, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
Orebody form: VEINS

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Easton Metamorphic Suite, Darrington Phyllite
Host type:Phyllite
Tectonic:Cascade Volcanic Arc

References

MRDSM054866
DEP10040179
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:: PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 169.}{Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 88.}{Deposit:: BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 10.}{Deposit:: HODGES, L.K., 1897, MINING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, 116 P.}{Deposit:: TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.}
ReporterPeterson, Jocelyn A.