The Whistler Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 48.72389, -120.74194
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Whistler Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whistler Mine
Secondary: Homestake
Secondary: Claims: Jessie, Whistler, Lena, Homestake
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Slate Creek 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: Mrs. Victor H. Roth, Bellingham, Wash.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1895
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: VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: Jur-Cret Fold And Thrust Belt
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pyritization, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: JESSIE CLAIM: 0.31-0.46 OZ/TON AU, 0.95-14.4 OZ/TON AG, 1.2-4% CU
Analytical Data: ONE ASSAY REPORTED $48/TON AU, 3.7% CU. HOMESTAKE CLAIM: 0.03-0.3 OZ/TON AU, 0.26-2.92 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: REPORTEDLY $15-20/TON
Analytical Data: WHISTLER CLAIM: 0.26-1.0 OZ/TON AU, 9.0-9.9 OZ/TON AG, 3.9-6.4% CU.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. ABOUT 1 MI SOUTHEAST OF JUNCTION OF SOUTH FORK SLATE CREEK WITH SLATE CREEK. U.S. LAND MONUMENT NO. 3 IS ON WHISTLER CLAIM.
Comment (Geology): FINE-GRAINED GRAY QUARTZITE HAS BEEN INTRUDED BY ANDESITE PORPHYRY.
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONES IN QUARTZITE CONTAIN QUARTZ STRINGERS AND VEINS UP TO 1 FT THICK
Comment (Deposit): 4 PATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 180.
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 118.
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MIES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 569.
Reference (Production): MOEN, 1969 P. 118
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