Mine detail: Wind River Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 45.93981, -121.94729

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver, Copper
Tertiary: Arsenic
Ore: Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Realgar
Gangue: Calcite, Limonite, Quartz
Orebody form: VEINS
Discovery year: 1925

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host type:Basalt
Tectonic:Cascade Volcanic Arc

References

MRDSM700150
DEP10104140
Reference{Deposit:: MOEN, W.S., 1977, ST. HELENS AND WASHOUGAL MINING DISTRICTS OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 60, P. 59-62.}{Deposit:: MCFARLAND, C.R., MCLUCAS, G.B., RIGBY, J.R., STOFFEL, K.L., 1980, DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON MINING OPERATIONS, 1979: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 69, P. 10.}{Deposit:: DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., AND LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTO* MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25.}{Production:: MOEN, 1977.}
ReporterCaress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ), Peterson, Jocelyn A.