Mine detail: American Flag

Previously called 'OrientalCentral;'

<< Back to the map

Location

Lat / long:

48.59289, -120.38702

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Diorite
Tectonic:	Magmatic Arc Rocks Of The Area Include The Fawn Peak Stock, Which Is Probably The Intrusive Equivalent Of The Volcanic Member Of The Midnight Peak Formation. The Stock Was Probably The Intrusive Rock Core Of An Island Arc (Riedell, 1979). The Unit Has Yielded K-Ar Magmatic Biotite Ages Of Approximately 988 M.Y. (Stoffel, 1990, P. 28).

References

MRDS	SP00187
DEP	10055965
Reference	{Deposit:: HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.}{Deposit:: RIEDELL, K.B., 1979, GEOLOGY AND PORPHYRY COPPER MINERALIZATION OF THE FAWN PEAK INTRUSIVE COMPLEX, METHOW VALLEY, WASHINGTON: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MASTER OF SCIENCE THESIS, 52 P., 4 PL.}{Deposit:: STOFFEL, K.L., MCGRODER, M.F., COMPILERS, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MOUNTAIN 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, 39 P., 1 PL.}{Deposit:: WDGER OF 90-18}
Reporter	Berger, Mary A., Frank, Dave