38 focus areas match these criteria.
| Focus area | Region | States | Mineral Systems | Deposit types | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Iron | Northwest | Washington | Reduced intrusion-related | Skarn copper-molybdenum-tungsten | copper; gold; iron; molybdenum; silver |
| California Coast Ranges massive sulfide | Northwest | California; Oregon; Washington | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Manganese oxide (layers, crusts, nodules); Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Cedar Canyon Mining District | Northwest | Washington | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | S-R-V tungsten | (none) |
| Central Washington massive sulfide | Northwest | Washington | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Chelan Butte | Northwest | Washington | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Polymetallic sulfide S-R-V-IS; S-R-V tungsten | cadmium; copper; gold; lead; molybdenum; silver |
| Golden Horn batholith | Northwest | Washington | Climax-type | Pegmatite NYF | yttrium |
| Ingalls ophiolite | Northwest | Washington | Mafic magmatic | Chromite; Nickel-copper-PGE sulfide | copper; gold; iron; selenium; silver |
| Mazama | Northwest | Washington | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn copper; Porphyry/skarn molybdenum | copper; gold; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| Metaline zinc-lead district | Northwest | Washington | Basin brine path | Zinc-lead (MVT and sedex) | cadmium; copper; lead; silver |
| Midnite | Northwest | Washington | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
| Mount Chopaka | Northwest | Washington | Placer | Gold; PGE | gold |
| Mount Tolman | Northwest | Washington | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn copper; S-R-V tungsten | copper; gold; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| Moyie | Northwest | Idaho; Montana; Washington | Mafic magmatic | Nickel-copper-PGE sulfide | copper; gold; selenium; silver |
| NE Washington Sedex | Northwest | Washington | Basin brine path | Zinc-lead (MVT and sedex) | copper; lead; silver |
| North Stevens County barite | Northwest | Washington | Basin brine path | Barite (replacement and bedded) | (none) |
| North-Central Washington ultramafics | Northwest | Washington | Mafic magmatic | Chromite; Nickel-copper-PGE sulfide | copper; gold; iron; selenium; silver |
| Northeast Oregon -Idaho massive sulfide | Northwest | Idaho; Oregon; Washington | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Northeastern Washington massive sulfide | Northwest | Washington | Volcanogenic seafloor | Copper-zinc sulfide; Polymetallic sulfide; Zinc-copper sulfide | copper; gold; lead; silver |
| Northern Washington graphite | Northwest | Washington | Metamorphic | Graphite (coal or carbonaceous sed) | (none) |
| NW Idaho-NE Washington beryllium | Northwest | Idaho; Washington | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Pegmatite LCT | (none) |
| Olympic Peninsula deposits | Northwest | Washington | Volcanogenic seafloor | Manganese oxide (layers, crusts, nodules) | iron |
| Oroville-Nighthawk district (Four Metals) | Northwest | Washington | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn copper; S-R-V tungsten; Skarn iron | copper; gold; iron; lead; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| O'Toole Mountain | Northwest | Washington | Climax-type | Porphyry molybdenum; Skarn molybdenum | molybdenum |
| Philips Lake | Northwest | Washington | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Pegmatite LCT | (none) |
| Red Mountain Washington | Northwest | Washington | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | S-R-V tungsten | copper; gold; molybdenum; silver |
| Sherwood | Northwest | Washington | Meteoric recharge | Sandstone uranium | uranium |
| Silver Hill tin | Northwest | Washington | Porphyry Sn (granite-related) | Porphyry/skarn | lead; silver |
| South Stevens County barite | Northwest | Washington | Basin brine path | Barite (replacement and bedded) | (none) |
| Southwest Washington bauxite | Northwest | Oregon; Washington | Chemical weathering | Bauxite | (none) |
| Spokane Mountain | Northwest | Washington | Magmatic REE | Peralkaline syenite/granite/rhyolite/alaskite/pegmatites | copper; thorium; uranium; yttrium |
| Stevens County magnesite | Northwest | Washington | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Skarn magnesite | (none) |
| Sultan Basin | Northwest | Washington | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | Porphyry/skarn copper; Porphyry/skarn molybdenum | cadmium; copper; gold; molybdenum; silver; uranium |
| Sunset | Northwest | Washington | Metamorphic | Gneiss U; Graphite (coal or carbonaceous sed) | molybdenum; uranium |
| Tungsten King area | Northwest | Washington | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | S-R-V tungsten | molybdenum |
| Washington bauxite district | Northwest | Washington | Chemical weathering | Bauxite | (none) |
| Washington Heavy Mineral Placers | Northwest | Washington | Placer | Columbite/tantalite; Gold; Ilmenite/rutile/leucoxene; Monazite/xenotime; PGE; Zircon | thorium; yttrium |
| Washington-Idaho clay | Northwest | Idaho; Washington | Chemical weathering | Clay | (none) |
| White River | Northwest | Washington | Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au | High sulfidation gold-silver; Lithocap alunite; Porphyry/skarn copper | copper; gold; molybdenum; silica; silver; uranium |