The Sturman and Herringa Deposit is a iron mine located in Whatcom county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Sturman and Herringa Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sturman and Herringa Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Mount Baker District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Thomas Herringa And Mr. Sturman
Years: 1956 -
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Puget Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ANALYSIS OF THE LIMONITE IS AS FOLLOWS: 39.67% FE, 19.43% SIO2, 0.153% P, 0.013% S. ALTHOUGH THE IRON CONTENT IS NEARLY 40 PERCENT, THE LIMONITE IS CLASSED AS LOW-GRADE IRON ORE BECAUSE OF ITS HIGH SILICA AND PHOSPHORUS CONTENT.
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): TYPICAL OF, SEVERAL BOG DEPOSITS IN THE VICINITY OF BELLINGHAM, FERNDALE, AND LYNDEN. THE STURMAN DEPOSIT COVERS 1 ACRE TO AN AVERAGE DEPTH OF 2 FT. THE HERRINGA DEPOSIT COVERS ABOUT 5 ACRES, AND IS FROM 0-3 FT IN DEPTH.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MOEN, 1967
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, WAYNE S., 1909, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 57, P. 74
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, MARSHALL T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 37, P. 205
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