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Previously called 'Oriental and Central'

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Location

Lat / long:

48.59289, -120.38702

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper, Silver, Gold
Secondary:	Zinc, Lead
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Calcite, Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
Orebody form:	BRECCIA PIPE CONTAINING QUARTZ STRINGERS WITH SULFIDES

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Fawn Peak Stock;Fawn Peak Stock
Host type:	Diorite
Tectonic:	Cascade Volcanic Arc
Alteration processes:	Phyllic

References

MRDS	MP00115
DEP	10048525
Reference	{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. 165.}{Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 135.}{Deposit:: JOSEPH, N.L., 1989, WASHINGTO * MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1988: WASHINGTON GEOLOGIC NEWSLETTER, V. 17, NO. 1, P. 3-21.}{Production:: DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A.