The Blonden Mine is a gold mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 4,701 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.94056, -121.64306
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Blonden Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blonden Mine
Secondary: Goat Mountain Mine
Secondary: Evergreen Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Mount Baker District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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 Wilderness In Mount Baker National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1903
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
Type: L
Description: Host Rocks Are Sheared And Contorted
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: QUARTZ VEIN ASSAYED 0.01 OZ/TON AU, 0.18 OZ/TON AG. OLD ASSAYS SHOW AS MUCH AS $1,000/TON AU FROM VEINS.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. ON NORTH SLOPE OF GOAT MOUNTAIN
Comment (Production): GOLD WAS FREE MILLED
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS IN QUARTZ VEINS, 2-12 IN. THICK.
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS, 300 FT APART. ONE ADIT IS 520 FT LONG, THE OTHER IS 120 FT LONG.
Comment (Geology): HOST ROCKS ARE BLUESCHISE FACIES METAMORPHIC ROCKS
Comment (Development): SOME PRODUCTION OCCURRED IN 1902 AND 1903. PORTABLE ONE-STAMP MILL WAS USED ON SITE. THE MINE IS NOW PART OF THE EVERGREEN GROUP OF CLAIMS.
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD M700029
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, 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. 79.
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. 543.
Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN, E.B., 199X, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 9X-XXX, SCALE 1:100,000 (IN PREPARATION IN 1993).
Reference (Production): MOEN, 1969
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