The Three Lakes Group is a chromium mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 3,251 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: 3,251 Feet (991 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 48.64, -121.89833
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Three Lakes Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Three Lakes Group
Secondary: Pand H
Secondary: Wild
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Washington
County: Skagit
District: Hamilton 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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Twin Sisters Chrome And Magnesium Co. Seattle, Wa. (1954 On)
Owner Name: Wild, Alwyn H. (Industrial Mining, Inc.)
Years: 1940 - 1955
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SHAFT: EST AVG 7% CR03
Analytical Data: EST, AVG 25% CRZ03
Analytical Data: ALAMETHER: EST, 10% CRZ03
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Dunite
Comments
Comment (Location): 5.5 MILES BY TRAIL FROM END OF AN OLD LOGGING GRADE AT MCGINNIS CREEK; BY THREE LAKES.
Comment (Development): OPEN CUTS, DIAMOND DRILL HOLES
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS.
Comment (Deposit): 26 CLAIMS: SHAFT GORA, ALAMETHER, LEADER (RECORD NO. M700338), MEADOW (RECORD NO. M700340), HOWARD, AND OTHERS). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): ON ALAMETHER CLAIM: BAND OF DISSEMINATED CHROMITE 80 FT WIDE BY 100 FT HIGH (EXPOSED IN CLIFF); ON GORA CLAIM: A LENS FROM 3 TO 30 FT THICK EXPOSED IN CLIFF TO HEIGHT OF 300 FT; ON SHAFT CLAIM: A BAND IS EXPOSED FOR LESS THAN 20 FT WIDE AND ABOUT 300 FT HIGH. IN ANOTHERPLACE ARE SIX CHROMITE LENSES FROM 2 TO 8 IN WIDE OCCURING IN A 7.5 FT SECTION OF DUNITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): WDMG BULL 37, P. 40
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