The Lambert Group is a chromium mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 48.68444, -121.98778
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Lambert Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lambert Group
Secondary: Claims: Anne
Secondary: Cultus
Secondary: Robert
Secondary: Skookum
Secondary: Sisters
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Mount Baker 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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Yamate Trading Co., Ltd.
Home Office: San Francisco, Ca
Years: 1956 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1930
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: Podiform chromite (minor)
Orebody
Form: VEIN, DISSEMINATED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CULTUS AND SKOOKUM CLAIMS: 16.49-36.92% CR2O3, CR/FE 2.65. SISTERS CLAIM: 45-52% CR2O3. VALUES FOR LAMBERT GROUP ( MARSHALL, 1965): 56.58-58.14% CR2O3, 14.59-15.03% FE, CR/FE 2.65
Analytical Data: THESE ARE INCONSISTANT WITH SOME OF THE VALUES GIVEN FOR INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS.
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Dunite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON WESTERN SLOPE OF TWIN SISTERS PEAK.
Comment (Deposit): 6 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORD W017924 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED
Comment (Deposit): 2 DEPOSITS ABOUT 800 FT APART ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF CREEK. NORTHERN DEPOSIT HAS SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF 50% CHROMITE IN BANDED AND DISSEMINATED ORE ZONE 240 FT LONG, UP TO 50 FT WIDE, AND HAVING EXPOSED DEPTH OF 50 FT. THE SOUTHERN DEPOSIT IS SIMILAR BUT SMALLER AND LOWER GRADE. CULTUS CLAIM: DISSEMINATED CHROMITE IN ZONE 5 FT WIDE, 200 FT LONG SHOWS IN BLUFF TO DEPTH OF 30 FT. SKOOKUM CLAIM: 10-30 FT WIDE AND 80 FT LONG. ROBERT AND ANNE CLAIMS: CHROMITE STRINGERS 1-6 INCHES THICK AND 5-20 FT LONG. SISTERS CLAIM: CHROMITE VEIN 1-2 FT. THICK, 20 FT LONG, N 20 DEG W STRIKE. WARREN CLAIM: SEVERAL IRREGULAR SHOWINGS OF LOW-GRADE ORE 5-10 FT THICK.
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 37, P. 40-42
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 57, P. 67-68
Reference (Deposit): U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1966, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 69.
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