The Willis and Everett Claims is a silver mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 4,199 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: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 48.5225, -121.01639
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Willis and Everett Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Willis and Everett Claims
Secondary: Willis E. Everett
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Skagit
District: Thunder Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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 North Cascades National Park
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: British Mining Co.
Years: 1952 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: VEINS IN PROBABLE SHEAR ZONE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Tight Folding Along North-Northwest Trending Axes.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECT HIGH-GRADE ORE ASSAYED 500 OZ/TON AG, $9/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. IN SILVER BASIN ON SKAGIT QUEEN CREEK
Comment (Geology): GEOLOGIC MAP OF AREA SHOWS PROPERTY TO LIE NEAR CONTACT OF ELDORADO ORTHOGNEISS AND SKAGIT GNEISS COMPLEX
Comment (Deposit): 9 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): MINOR PRODUCTION IN 1890S
Comment (Deposit): 3 VEINS: ONE 8-12 FT WIDE, ANOTHER 4-10 FT WIDE.
References
Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., HARGERUD, 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).
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 335.
Reference (Deposit): LANDES, HENRY, THYNG, W.S., LYON, D.A., AND ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, THE METLLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, V. 1, PT. 2, P. 89.
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. 316.
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1976, SILVER OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES BULLETIN 69, P. 163.
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