Mine detail: Eagle Peak

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Location: Lewis County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.75564, -121.78119
dep_id: 10093015
mrds_id: SP00171
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Cobalt, Uranium, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Linnaeite, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Sphalerite
gangue: Pyrite
ore_ctrl: Mineralization Occurs Along Joints Or Slip Planes In Granite. The Ore Zone Ranges From 0.5 To 5 Ft. In Width; The Zone Carries A Streak Of High-Grade Ore That Is 1 To 14 In. Wide. Gold Values Are Associated With The Arsenopyrite. The Ore From Near The Portal Of An Old Drift 15 Ft. Above The Present Drift Was Slightly Radioactive (Huntting, 1956, P. 61).
Reporter: Berger, Mary A., Frank, Dave
hrock_type: Rhyodacite
tectonic: Rocks Are Part Of The Cascade Arc.
References:
  • 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:: SCHASSE, H.W., COMPILER, 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MT RAINIER QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 86-13, 43 P., 1 PL.
  • Deposit:: WDGER OR 90-18
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