Power House Group

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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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: 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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