Mine detail: Silver Creek

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Location: Pierce County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.93037, -121.49425
dep_id: 10048638
mrds_id: MP00241
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver, Lead
Minor mineral: Zinc, Copper
Trace mineral: Arsenic
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
gangue: Calcite, Quartz
orebody_fm: VEIN, STOCKWORK
work_type: Surface/Underground
model: 85: Polymetallic veins
alteration: Silicification
ore_ctrl: Joint Surfaces
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Ohanapecosh Formation
hrock_type: Andesite
tectonic: Cascade Volcanic Arc
References:
  • 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. 327.
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 153.
  • Production:: HUNTTING, 1956
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