The Peterson-Nelson Prospect is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 48.95, -121.64361
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Peterson-Nelson Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peterson-Nelson Prospect
Secondary: Peterson Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Mount Baker District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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: On Boundary Of Mount Baker Wilderness In Mount Baker National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Peterson And Nelson
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
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED, LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1936 ASSAY SHOWED 10% CU, 7.80 OZ/TON AG, 0.37 OZ/TON AU.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UNUSRVEYED. ON SOUTH SLOPE OF WINCHESTER MOUNTAIN IN STEEP ROCKY DRAW
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS WITHIN A SHEAR ZONE IN ALTERED ROCKS OF THE CHILLIWACK GROUP. A SMALL STOCKPILE OF QUARTZ, CONTAINING SPHALERITE AND CHALCOPYRITE, INDICATES THAT SPHALERITE ACCOMPANIES SOME OF THE CHALCOPYRITE, WHICH MOST PROBABLY FORMS LENSES IN THE SHEAR ZONE.
Comment (Workings): 45 FT ADIT; A 12-FT DRIFT IS NEAR PORTAL
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. 90.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 106.
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