Thunder Mountain Group

The Thunder Mountain Group is a mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 4,501 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

Name: Thunder Mountain Group  

State:  Washington

County:  Whatcom

Elevation: 4,501 Feet (1,372 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 48.7117, -122.01310

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Thunder Mountain Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Thunder Mountain Group
Secondary: Odmark
Secondary: Crater
Secondary: Hardscrabble


Commodity

Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Chromium


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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Odmark, Albert
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1935
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

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Enstatite
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Chromite


Comments

Comment (Location): CLAIM GROUP REPORTED IN SECS. 3 AND 10.


References

Reference (Deposit): ILLINOIS 1963.

Reference (Deposit): SPANSKI, G.T., TWIN SISTERS MTS, WASH, UNIV OF

Reference (Deposit): CASCADES, WASHINGTON, UNPUB THESIS UNIV OF WASH, 1961.

Reference (Deposit): RAGAN, D.M., GEOL. OF TWIN SISTERS DUNITE NORTHERN

Reference (Deposit): P. 68.

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 57, 1969, TABLE 19,

Reference (Deposit): VOL. 1, P. 42.

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II,

Reference (Deposit): ILLINOIS, 1953.

Reference (Deposit): ULTRAMAFIC BODY, WASHINGTON, UNPUB. THESIS, UNIV. OF

Reference (Deposit): GAUDETTE, H.E., GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE TWIN SISTERS


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