The New Light Mine is a gold mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 6,063 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,063 Feet (1,848 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.76139, -120.72556
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New Light Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: New Light Mine
Secondary: Eureka
Secondary: Bonita
Secondary: Slate Creek
Secondary: Monica
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Platinum
Location
State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Slate Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: In Mt. Baker National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Western Gold Mining, Inc.
Owner Name: Western Gold Mining, Inc.
Years: 1992 -
Production
Year: 1963
Material type: ORE AU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^2 Oz/Ton Au, 4 Oz/Ton Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1896
Discovery Year: 1893
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATIONS AND STRINGERS IN TABULAR TO PIPE-LIKE BODIES
Structure
Type: R
Description: Jur-Cret Fold And Thrust Belt Intruded By Lcret-Etert Magmatic Arc Plutons
Type: L
Description: Masses Of Quartz-Carbonate Cemented Breccia.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: EXTENSIVE SAMPLING BY WESTERN GOLD MINING, INC. INDICATE THE ORE CONTAINS 11 PPM AU, 4.7 PPM AG. ASSAYS (1965) YIELDED 0.172-89 PPM PT (CONVERTED FROM OZ/TON)
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sylvanite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): 60,000 TONS MINED IN THE 1900'S AND SEVERAL TONS FROM 1940-1942. LIMITED PROCESSING OF STOCKPILED ORE ACCOMPANIED MILL DEVELOPMENT IN 1980.
Comment (Development): THIS WAS AMONG THE FIRST CLAIMS IN THE DISTRICT. WESTERN GOLD MINES WAS EXPLORING PROPERTY IN 1992
Comment (Location): NEAR THE CASCADES SUMMIT
Comment (Commodity): EARLY-DAY OPERATORS REPORT THAT SYLVANITE AND ARGENTITE WERE IN THE ORE. PLATINUM AND NICKEL REPORTED FROM SMELTER ASSAYS. 70% OF GOLD IS NATIVE GOLD AND IS VERY FINE GRAINED
Comment (Deposit): GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ CEMENTS BRECCIA. FREE GOLD FOUND IN BRECCIA THAT CONTAINS GALENA. PYRITE IS COMMON BUT PYRITIFEROUS BRECCIA WITHOUT GALENA CONTAINS ONLY VERY LOW GOLD VALUES.
Comment (Workings): PROPERTY DEVELOPED BY 4 ADITS AND GLORY HOLE. UPPER 2 ADITS AND GLORY HOLE HAVE BEEN PRODUCTIVE. COMPLETELY EQUIPPED MODERN MILL IS IN OPERATIVE CONDITION.
Comment (Geology): GOLD-QUARTZ VEINS TO 5 FT WIDE ARE CONTAINED IN WELL DEVELOPED SHEAR ZONES. HARTS PASS FORMATION WAS DEPOSITED IN TURBIDITY CURRENTS
References
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 113-116.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 178.
Reference (Deposit): LANDES, HENRY, THYNG, W.S., LYON, D.A., AND ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, PT. 2, P. 83-85.
Reference (Deposit): BUNNING, B.B., 1981, NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MINERALS AND ENERGY, WASHINGTON STATE, 1980: WASHINGTON GEOLOGIC NEWSLETTER, V. 9, NO. 1, P. 4.
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 563.
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., AND LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25.
Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956; MOEN, 1969; DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990
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