The Goat Mountain Prospect is a nickel mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Nickel
Lat, Long: 48.93167, -121.63194
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Goat Mountain Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goat Mountain Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Location
State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Mount Baker 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE NI CONTENT IS 0.25%.
Materials
Ore: Garnierite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)
Comment (Deposit): THE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A SMALL POCKET OF SILICA-CARBONATE ROCK, 150 FT. WIDE AND 100 FT LONG, IN PRE-JURASSIC PHYLLITE. IN THE SILICA CARBONATE ROCK, GREEN GARNIERITE OCCURS AS LENSES AND STRINGERS. HOWEVER, THE AVERAGE NICKEL CONTENT IS ONLY ABOUT 0.25%. THIS DEPOSIT APPEARS TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE NUMEROUS NICKEL-STAINED BOULDERS AND COBBLES THAT OCCUR ALONG THE BED OF SWAMP CREEK. MOST OF THE NICKEL-BEARING ROCK PROBABLY HAS BEEN REMOVED BY GLACIAL EROSION, AS THE DEPOSIT IS IN A CIRCUE BASIN THAT STILL CONTAINS ACTIVE GLACIERS.
References
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, WAYNE S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 57, P. 76
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