The Bald Mountain Mine is a gold and copper mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 3,839 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: 3,839 Feet (1,170 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 48.43583, -122.07056
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Bald Mountain Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bald Mountain Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Skagit
District: Bald Mountain District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Bald Mountain Mining Co.
Home Office: Clear Lake, Wa.
Years: 1902 -
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: VEIN
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY: 30% CU, $3/TON AU (PROBABLY A HIGH-GRADE SAMPLE)
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE 16 FT WIDE IN SCHIST. VEINS ARE BADLY WEATHERED. THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN
Comment (Location): MINE LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF SUMMIT OF BALD MOUNTAIN. ACCESS IS BY ROAD AND TRAIL FROM CLEAR LAKE
Comment (Workings): 60-FT, 50-FT SHAFTS; 420 FT CROSSCUT ADIT.
Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCK IS SCHIST AND SLATE CUT BY A LARGE DIORITE DIKE.
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 75.
Reference (Deposit): LANDES, HENRY, THYNG, W.S., LYON, D.A., AND ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, P. 90.
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