The Saginaw Prospect is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 48.96028, -121.62528
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Saginaw Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Saginaw Prospect
Secondary: Patented Claims: Saginaw
Secondary: Saginaw No. 2
Secondary: Northern Light
Secondary: Titabawasse
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Mount Baker District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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 Wilderness In Mount Baker National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Robert Averill, Bellingham, Wash.
Years: 1966 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1901
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: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: VEINS CONTAINING DISSEMINATED SULFIDE MINERALS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PICKED SAMPLE GAVE 70% PB, 0.20 OZ/TON AU, 200 OZ/TON AG. OTHER SAMPLES CONTAINED 0.34-1.82 OZ/TON AU, 0.78-2.06 OZ/TON AG, TR-2.13% CU. AVERAGE VALUES SAID TO BE $6/TON AU+AG+CU.
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 4 PATENTED CLAIMS, 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. SKETCH MAP AVAILABLE IN MOEN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. ADITS ON STEEP NORTHWEST-FACING SLOPE ABOVE WINCHESTER CREEK.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS 2 IN.-3 FT THICK IN 3.5 FT THICK LEDGE IN DIORITE
Comment (Workings): 300 FT ADIT WITH 200 FT OF CROSSCUTS, 76 FT ADIT WITH 31 FT CROSSCUT, TWO 36-FT ADITS, SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS IN TERTIARY DIORITE WHICH INTRUDES LIMESTONE AND TUFFACEOUS SANDSTONE OF THE CHILLIWACK FORMATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN, E.B., 199X, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 9X-XXX, SCALE 1:100,000 (IN PREPARATION IN 1993).
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 179.
Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 91-93.
Washington Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Washington" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Arizona. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Washington.
