Whistler Mine

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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Mine Info

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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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