Dead Goat Prospect

The Dead Goat Prospect is a molybdenum mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 1,601 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

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Site Name

Primary: Dead Goat Prospect
Secondary: Sulphide Creek Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Sulphide Creek Area

Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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 North Cascades National Park.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Lester Mccullough, Ben Hinkle, Clarence Keplinger
Years: 1969 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1967
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, STOCKWORK

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Plagioclase Of Diorite Has Been Altered To Kaolinite And Sericite, And Some Of Biotite Has Been Altered To Chlorite; Silicification Of The Diorite Has Also Taken Place.

Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: A CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS CONTACT ZONE OF QUARTZ DIORITE AND PHYLLITE CONTAINED 0.09 OZ/TON AG, TR AU. TWO OTHER SAMPLES CONTAINED 0.015, 0.03% MO, 0.04, 0.02% CU

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdite
Ore: Powellite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. 3.5 MI NORTHEAST OF BAKER LAKE ON SOUTHWEST FLOWING TRIBUTARY TO SULPHIDE CREEK

Comment (Deposit): STOCKWORK OF NUMEROUS STRINGERS AND VEINS OF QUARTZ, MANY OF WHICH CONTAIN MOLYBDENITE, SOME OF WHICH IS PRESENT IN MASSIVE SEAMS 3/4 IN. THICK

Comment (Geology): HOST ROCK IS BORDER PHASE OF CHILLIWACK BATHOLITH

References

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 (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 77-78.

Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., TABOR, R.W., WEIS, P.L., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., AND PATTEE, E.C., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1359, P. 71-72.

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