Mine detail: Johnsburg Claims

Previously called 'Prospectors Friend4 Patented Claims: JohnsburgLookoutTarcoounion'

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Location: Skagit County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 48.4801, -121.10288
dep_id: 10047989
mrds_id: M700371
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Silver
Minor mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Zinc, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite
gangue: Calcite
orebody_fm: LENS IN SHEAR ZONE
work_type: Surface/Underground
model: 85: Polymetallic veins
alteration: Silicified And Leached Schist
ore_ctrl: Shear Zone
Reporter: Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.), Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Cascade River Schist
hrock_type: Schist
Structure: Tight Folding Along North-Northwest Trending Axes, Shear Zone
tectonic: Active Margin (Leading Edge Of North American Plate)
References:
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 231-232.
  • Deposit:: MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, P. 162.
  • Deposit:: PURDY, C.P., JR., 1952, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1952: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 20, P. 36. (SEE ALSO IC 16, P. 10; IC 18, P. 10; IC 19, P. 33)
  • 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.
  • 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. 331.
  • Production:: HUNTTING (1956)
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