The Meadow Claim is a chromium mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 48.64, -121.89833
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Meadow Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Meadow Claim
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Washington
County: Skagit
District: Hamilton 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
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 20 CHANNEL SAMPLES TAKEN BY OWNER ACROSS STRIKE OF BANDS IN UPPER EXPOSURE RANGED FROM 4.95 TO 25.52% CR2O3. CLEAN CONCENTRATE CONTAINS 56.75% CR2O3 AND HAS CR/FE RATIO OF 2.9. AN EXPOSED AREA 170 BY 145 FT AVG. 9% CR2O3.
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Dunite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BANDED AND DISSEMINATED ORE AT TWO EXPOSURES.
Comment (Location): BY THREE LAKES. ELEVATION IS APPROXIMATE.
Comment (Development): DEVELOPMENT UNKNOWN.
Comment (Workings): UNKNOWN WORKINGS.
Comment (Deposit): PART OF THREE LAKES PROPERTY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): WDMG BULL 37, P. 39
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