Unnamed Prospect

The Unnamed Prospect is a gold mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 5,899 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

Name: Unnamed Prospect

State:  Washington

County:  Whatcom

Elevation: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 48.81417, -121.54250

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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Sulphide Creek Area


Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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 North Cascades National Park


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Form: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Vein Is Stained With Iron Oxides


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE TAKEN ACROSS QUARTZ VEIN DID NOT YIELD ANY GOLD


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): PIT

Comment (Geology): PROSPECT IS NEAR OUTCROPS OF TERTIARY INTRUSIVE AND VOLCANIC ROCKS

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. AT CREST OF STEEP RIDGE EAST OF SULFIDE CREEK


References

Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BORWN, E.B., IN PREPARATION, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, DRAFT VERSION 2/12/93, SCALE 1:100,000.

Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M.H., TABOR, R.W., WEIS, P.L., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., AND PATTEE, E.C., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1359, P. 74.


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