The Scougale Placer is a gold mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 1,348 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: 1,348 Feet (411 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.7375, -121.05472
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Scougale Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Scougale Placer
Secondary: Ruby Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Slate Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Recreation Area
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 Ross Lake National Recreation Area
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ruby Hydraulic Gold Mining (Late 1800'S)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
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: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $0.25-1/YD
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): PLACER IS NOW COVERED BY ROSS LAKE
Comment (Production): $950 OF ORE WAS REMOVED IN A 6 WEEK PERIOD IN 1897
Comment (Workings): 80 FT SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): LARGEST PRODUCER IN SLATE CREEK DISTRICT IN 1906-1907
References
Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956
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. 567.
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. 193.
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 123.
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