Mine detail: Silver Creek Gold & Lead

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Location: Pierce County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.97759, -121.49702
dep_id: 10048639
mrds_id: MP00242
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold
Trace mineral: Zinc, Arsenic
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
gangue: Calcite, Quartz
orebody_fm: VEIN
work_type: Underground
model: 85: Polymetallic veins
ore_ctrl: Fault Zone
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Ohanapecosh Formation
hrock_type: Rhyolite
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. 328.
  • 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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