Cannon Mine, Wenatchee Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cannon Mine | Mine (Reclaimed) |
| Wenatchee Mining District | Mining District |
| Chelan County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 23' 44'' North , 120° 19' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Reclaimed) - last checked 2021
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| South Wenatchee | 1,553 (2011) | 2.7km |
| East Wenatchee | 13,659 (2017) | 3.3km |
| Wenatchee | 33,636 (2017) | 3.3km |
| East Wenatchee Bench | 8,856 (2006) | 4.7km |
| West Wenatchee | 1,565 (2006) | 5.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ginkgo Mineral Society | Wenatchee, Washington | 3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
20017
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20017:1
GUID (UUID V4):
313ae787-fa9f-4a8b-b46e-b1dea6426d8d
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
B Reef Mine, B North Ore Body
A former Au-Ag mine located in the NEΒΌSWΒΌ sec. 22, T22N, R20E, WM, on the the west side of Squillchuck Creek.
It worked veins, veinlets, stockworks, and disseminated mineralization in breccia in an unnamed sandstone unit and the overlying Chumstick Formation. Orebodies extended from the surface to more than 900'.
This mine began production in the mid 1980's and ceased production in 1994.
The Cannon Mine was operated by a Joint Venture of Asamera Minerals (U.S.) Inc. and Breakwater Resources Ltd.
The Cannon Mine was serviced by both a vertical shaft and decline ramp.
The shaft was 18 feet in diameter and concrete lined to a depth of 620 feet.
Structure: Chiwakum Graben Bounded By Entiat And Leavenworth Faults. District Dominated By Postmineralization Fold And Thrust Belt Structures In Ore Body Dominated By Premineral Folds With Axes Trending Ne
Alteration: Silicification, Pyritization, K-Silicate Alteration, Carbonate Alteration, Argillization
Tectonics: Cascade Volcanic Arc
Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Geology: Ore body lies between two deformed claystone beds.
Rock formation(s): Saddle Rock Andesite;Porphyry Of Wenatchee Dome;Rooster Comb Flow Layered Rhyodacite Dome
Chumstick Formation;Chumstick Formation
Ore(s): Two Generations Of Fracturing. Early Veins Occupy Fractures Radial To Fold Hinges, Are Offset By Vein-Filled, Normal Faults Active During Mineralization
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
41 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| β Aguilarite Formula: Ag4SeS |
| β Antimony Formula: Sb |
| β Arsenic Formula: As |
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| β Aurostibite Formula: AuSb2 |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Berzelianite Formula: Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12) |
| β Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 |
| β Calaverite Formula: AuTe2 |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| β Diaphorite Formula: Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| β Dyscrasite ? Formula: Ag3Sb |
| β Empressite Formula: AgTe |
| β Famatinite Formula: Cu3SbS4 |
| β Fischesserite Formula: Ag3AuSe2 |
| β 'Freibergite Subgroup' Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Geocronite ? Formula: Pb14Sb6S23 |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) Description: electrum was by far the most abundant ore mineral at the mine |
| β Hessite Formula: Ag2Te |
| β 'K Feldspar' |
| β 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 |
| β Krennerite Formula: Au3AgTe8 |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Miargyrite Formula: AgSbS2 |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Naumannite Formula: Ag2Se |
| β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| β Pearceite Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| β 'Pearceite-T2ac' |
| β Petrovskaite Formula: AuAgS |
| β Petzite Formula: Ag3AuTe2 |
| β 'Polybasite-Tac' |
| β Proustite Formula: Ag3AsS3 |
| β Pyrargyrite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Pyrostilpnite Formula: Ag3SbS3 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| β Silver Formula: Ag |
| β 'Smectite Group' Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| β Stephanite ? Formula: Ag5SbS4 |
| β Stibnite Formula: Sb2S3 |
| β StΓΌtzite Formula: Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 |
| β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| β | Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| β | Antimony | 1.CA.05 | Sb |
| β | Arsenic | 1.CA.05 | As |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Dyscrasite ? | 2.AA.35 | Ag3Sb |
| β | Berzelianite | 2.BA.20 | Cu2-xSe (x β 0.12) |
| β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| β | Aguilarite | 2.BA.55 | Ag4SeS |
| β | Naumannite | 2.BA.55 | Ag2Se |
| β | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| β | StΓΌtzite | 2.BA.65 | Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36 |
| β | Petzite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuTe2 |
| β | Petrovskaite | 2.BA.75 | AuAgS |
| β | Fischesserite | 2.BA.75 | Ag3AuSe2 |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Empressite | 2.CB.80 | AgTe |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| β | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| β | Calaverite | 2.EA.10 | AuTe2 |
| β | Krennerite | 2.EA.15 | Au3AgTe8 |
| β | Aurostibite | 2.EB.05a | AuSb2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
| β | Proustite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
| β | Pyrostilpnite | 2.GA.10 | Ag3SbS3 |
| β | 'Polybasite-Tac' | 2.GB. | |
| β | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
| β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| β | Stephanite ? | 2.GB.10 | Ag5SbS4 |
| β | Pearceite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4] |
| β | Miargyrite | 2.HA.10 | AgSbS2 |
| β | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| β | Diaphorite | 2.JB.05 | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 |
| β | Geocronite ? | 2.JB.30a | Pb14Sb6S23 |
| β | Famatinite | 2.KA.10 | Cu3SbS4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Muscovite var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
| β | 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'Pearceite-T2ac' | - | |
| β | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 Β· nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10085026 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10055841 |
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10252776 |
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Cannon Mine, Wenatchee Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA