North American Mine

The North American Mine is a gold mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 4,199 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

Name: North American Mine  

State:  Washington

County:  Whatcom

Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 48.72083, -120.83583

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North American Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: North American Mine
Secondary: Velvet, Anoka
Secondary: Claims: Anoka, Anoka Nos. 2, 4, Iron Cap, Columbia, Blizzard


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper


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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Velvet Mining Co.

Owner Name: John E. Wells, Tulsa, Okla.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1895
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: R
Description: Jurassic-Cretaceous Fold And Thrust Belt


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLES OF QUARTZ FROM ORE DUMP AT MILL CONTAINED 0.04 OZ/TON AU, 2.52 OZ/TON AG.
Analytical Data: ANOTHER ORE BODY, 7-20 FT THICK, AVERAGED $15/TON AU
Analytical Data: ORE SHOOT ON COLUMBIA CLAIM HAD $75/TON AU ($20 GOLD)
Analytical Data: ONE VEIN, 1-3 FT THICK, CONTAINED $3-7/TON AU ($20 GOLD)


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): 3 CROSSCUTS, 240 FT ADIT, 28 FT ADIT, 22 FT ADIT, 2 OTHER ADITS.

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. ABOUT 3000 FT SOUTH OF JUNCTION OF MILL AND CANYON CREEKS, BETWEEN BOULDER CREEK AND MILL CREEK.

Comment (Production): PRODUCED PERHAPS A FEW HUNDRED TONS OF ORE

Comment (Deposit): 6 QUARTZ VEINS, MOST 1-3 FT THICK AND ONE 7-20 FT THICK, IN EAST-TRENDING SHEAR ZONES IN QUARTZITE.

Comment (Geology): ROCKS IN AREA ARE FINE-GRAINED GRAY GELDSPATHIC SANDSTONE WITH MINOR SHALE THAT STRIKE N20-40W AND DIP 70-90NE. SMALL BODY OF EARLY TERTIARY GRANODIORITE INTRUDES ROCKS ON SOUTH END OF CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): 6 PATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

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. 564.

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.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 178.

Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 116-117.


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