Mill Creek Prospect

The Mill Creek Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 3,599 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Mill Creek Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Whatcom

Elevation: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 48.71639, -120.79889

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Mill Creek Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mill Creek Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


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

Not available


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

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

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. ON WEST SIDE OF MILL CREEK, APPROXIMATELY 2 MI ABOVE JUNCTION WITH CANYON CREEK, EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS IN 2 PARALLEL NORTHEAST-TRENDING QUARTZ VEINS THAT AVERAGE 3 FT THICK, AND ARE 100 FT APART. VEINS CAN BE TRACED FOR >2000 FT. THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN

Comment (Workings): A 400 FT ADIT CROSSCUTS VEIN ON SOUTH BANK OF MILL CREEK.


References

Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 120.

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.


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