The Mountain Home Claim is a copper and manganese mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 200 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: 200 Feet (61 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Manganese
Lat, Long: 48.4475, -122.61306
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Mountain Home Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mountain Home Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Washington
County: Skagit
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Ginnett, A. V. And Others
Years: 1921 -
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
Model Name: Volcanogenic Mn, Olympic Peninsula
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bementite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR LAKE CAMPBELL
Comment (Deposit): BEMENTITE ORE BODY IN GREENSTONE IS 10 FT THICK AND CAN BE TRACED 400-500 FT. RELATION OF CU TO MN IS NOT KNOWN
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PIT
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. 261
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