Peterson-Nelson Prospect

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

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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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