Mine detail: Anacortes Mine

Previously called 'Silver CoinFidalgoGold CoinCaliforniaHorseshoeSan JoseTip TopAmericanClaims: Anacortes'

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Location

Lat / long: 48.77538, -120.82593

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold, Silver
Tertiary: Lead, Zinc, Tellurium
Ore: Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Orebody form: VEIN
Discovery year: 1892

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1875
Last production ended: 1937

Geology

Host rock:Virginian Ridge Formation;Virginian Ridge Formation;Virginian Ridge Formation
Host type:Sandstone
Associated type:Diorite
Structure:Jur-Cret Fold And Thrust Belt Intruded By Cret-Tert Magmatic Arc Plutons, Local Folding Of Strata, Shear Zones
Tectonic:Cascade Volcanic Arc
Alteration processes:Oxidation

References

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DEP10047732
Reference{Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 175.}{Deposit:: MOEN, W. S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 101.}{Deposit:: LANDES, HENRY, THYNG, W.S., LYON, D.A., AND ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, V. 1, PT. 2, P. 87.}{Deposit:: DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 541.}{Deposit:: STAATZ, M.H., WEIS, P.L., TABOR, R.W., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., PATTEE, E.C., AND HOLT, D.C., 1971, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PASAYTEN WILDERNESS AREA, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1325, P. 160-167.}{Deposit:: STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.F., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1:100,000.}
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