The Ribbon is a chromium mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 3,875 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: 3,875 Feet (1,181 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 48.71556, -121.95444
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Ribbon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ribbon
Secondary: Washington Chrome
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Sisters District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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 Mount Baker Wilderness In Mount Baker National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Washington Chrome Co.,
Home Office: Seattle
Years: 1934 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Podiform chromite (minor)
Orebody
Form: LENSES AND PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Dunite Is Serpentinized
Rocks
Name: Dunite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Name: Dunite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE SHIPMENT RAN 51.2% CR2O3, CR:FE=3.06:1
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Prehnite
Gangue: Staurolite
Gangue: Anthophyllite
Gangue: Pyroxene
Gangue: Serpentine
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Olivine
Gangue: Clinochlore
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION OF PODS AND LENSES LACKS CONTINUITY. DIMENSIONS GIVEN ARE FOR ONE LENS
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD M700107
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT
Comment (Geology): TWIN SISTERS DUNITE IS LARGEST ULTRAMAFIC BODY IN NORTHWESTERN CASCADES
Comment (Location): ON NORTHWEST VALLEY WALL OF GREEN CREEK
References
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. 566.
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. 42.
Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956
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