The Power House Group is a silver and gold mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 1,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.90583, -121.80806
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Power House Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Power House Group
Secondary: Claims: Iron Cap
Secondary: Minnehaha
Secondary: Falling Water
Secondary: Nooksack
Secondary: Weels Creek
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
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.
Administrative Organization: In Mount Baker National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Puget Power And Light Co
Years: 1969 -
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: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Middle Jurassic
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Middle Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TO SEVERAL DOLLARS/TON AU+AG
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 5 PATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Development): THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF PAST MINING (MOEN)
Comment (Deposit): PYRITIZED ANDESITE CROPS OUT ON SEVERAL CLAIMS AND CONTAINS SPORADIC AU AND AG. THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN
Comment (Workings): 120 FT ADIT, 60 FT ADIT
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. AT CONFLUENCE OF WELLS CREEK AND NORTH FORK NOOKSACK RIVER
References
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): 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).
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