Glacier Mining Co. Claims

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

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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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