The Bird and Saw Pit Prospect is a gold mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.75806, -120.71694
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Bird and Saw Pit Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bird and Saw Pit Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
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 Mount Baker National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Burns, John S.
Home Office: Redwood City, Ca
Years: 1969 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS OF QUARTZ FROM THE DUMP SHOW AS MUCH AS 0.12 OZ/TON AU AND 1.2 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. ON BONITA CREEK
Comment (Deposit): THE EXTENSION OF THIS VEIN TO THE SOUTHWEST IS COVERED BY THE BLACK JACK CLAIM.
Comment (Deposit): 2 PATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): ON WEST END OF BIRD CLAIM IS DUMP OF A CAVED ADIT. NO MINE WORKINGS SEEN ON SAW PIT CLAIM.
References
Reference (Deposit): STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.F., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1;100,000.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULETIN 37, V. 1, P. 176.
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P 119.
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