The Hildebrand Prospect is a chromium mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 48.71389, -121.92056
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Hildebrand Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hildebrand Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Mount Baker District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ross Et Al, A. C.
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Location): ADJOINING N. SIDE OF HILDEBRAND LAKE ON CREST OF RIDGE BETWEEN GREEN CREEK AND SOUTH FORK OF NOOKSACK. RIVER.
Comment (Deposit): 4 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, MARSHALL T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 37. P. 41
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