The Nookachamps Creek is a nickel and arsenic mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 2,201 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Nickel, Arsenic
Lat, Long: 48.41444, -122.14750
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Nookachamps Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nookachamps Creek
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Arsenic
Location
State: Washington
County: Skagit
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: BOULDERS (REALGAR), UNKNOWN (NI)
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Realgar
Comments
Comment (Location): REALGAR FOUND NEAR SOUTH LINE SEC 22 ON THE UPPER PART OF NOOKACHAMPS CREEK; LOCATION OF NICKEL MINERALS WITHIN SECTION NOT STATED
Comment (Deposit): REALGAR FLOAT FOUND AS BOULDERS IN STREAM IS NOT MUCH ROUNDED AND MAY BE NEAR SOURCE; HOWEVER, SOURCE HAS APPARENTLY NOT BEEN FOUND. THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN
Comment (Workings): NO REAL WORKINGS
Comment (Geology): NO GEOLOGIC INFORMATION IN REFERENCE
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. 27, 278
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