The Glacier Mining Co. Claims is a copper mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 1,296 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: 1,296 Feet (395 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 48.89694, -121.91417
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Glacier Mining Co. Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Glacier Mining Co. Claims
Secondary: Glacier No. 1 - 10
Secondary: Wedge
Secondary: Paystreak
Secondary: Midas No. 1
Secondary: Bralorne
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
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.
Administrative Organization: In Mount Baker National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Glacier Mining Co.
Years: 1949 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1951
Discovery Year: 1939
Discovery Method: 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
Form: BOULDERS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Church Mountain Thrust
Type: L
Description: 4-5 Ft Wide Crushed Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillite Is Altered
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: UNCONFIRMED ASSAYS SHOW WIDE RANGE OF VALUES FROM ADIT #1. BOULDERS ASSAYED 4.5% CU, 0.02 OZ/TON AU, 0.89 OZ/TON AG. HAND PICKED SAMPLES ARE REPORTEDLY AS HIGH AS 8% CU. AVERAGE VALUES ARE $10/TON
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): THARP, J.A., 1961, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RED BIRD MINING CLAIMS, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: SEATTLE, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, B.S. THESIS, 49 P.
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. 105-106.
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 85.
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. 552.
Reference (Deposit): GARRETT, C.R., 1965, FOREST SERVICE MINERAL EXAMINATION VSW-04355, AUGUST 1965.
Reference (Deposit): 1952 DIREXPL DMEA LOAN - NEGATIVE. EXPLORATION OF IRON-BEARING GOSSAN
Reference (Deposit): 1963 OTHER FS EXAM - RECOMMENDED ADVERSE PROCEEDINGS
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