Mine detail: Goat Rocks

Previously called 'Glacier Lode Claim'

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Location: Lewis, Yakima County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.52065, -121.47118
dep_id: 10048648
mrds_id: MP00253
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Molybdenum
Trace mineral: Cobalt, Nickel, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Pyrite
orebody_fm: DISSEMINATED
model: 53: Porphyry Cu
alteration: Phyllic, Propylitic, Silicic, Pyrite Development
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Ohanapecosh Formation;Ohanapecosh Formation
hrock_type: Basalt
Structure: Brecciation
tectonic: Cascade Volcanic Arc
disc_yr: 1939
References:
  • Deposit:: CHURCH, S.E., SWANSON, D.A., WILLIAMS, D.L., CLAYTON, G.A., CLOSE, T.J., AND PETERS, T.J., 1983, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE GOAT ROCKS WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT ROADLESS AREAS, LEWIS AND YAKIMA COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1653-A, SCALE 1:48,000
  • Reserve-Resource:: CHURCH AND OTHERS, 1983
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