The Iron Mountain is a iron mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 823 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: 823 Feet (251 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 48.5006, -121.95140
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Iron Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Mountain
Secondary: Last Chance
Secondary: Scottish Chief
Secondary: Keystone
Secondary: Hamilton Iron Deposit
Secondary: Mayflower
Secondary: Blue Jay
Secondary: Washington
Secondary: Fairhaven
Secondary: Inaugural
Secondary: Helena
Secondary: Legal Tender
Secondary: Parnell
Secondary: Gladstone
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Sulfur
Tertiary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Seattle Trust And Savings
Percent: 99.00
Home Office: 802 2nd St., Seattle, WA 98104
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1881
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Hematite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Riebeckite
Unknown: Tourmaline
Unknown: Apatite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT ORIGIN THOUGHT TO BE METAMORPHOSED FERRUGINOUS SEDIMENTS
Comment (Deposit): PREPRODUCTION TIME: 6 MO TO 1 YEAR
Comment (Production): NO SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTION
References
Reference (Deposit): BINON, L.C., 1959, COMMOD. REPT., IRON RES. OF PACIFIC
Reference (Deposit): NORTHWEST, UNPUBLISHED REPT NORTHERN PACIFIC RR.
Reference (Deposit): SHEDD,SOLON, JENKING, O.P., COOPER, H.H., 1922, IRON ORES
Reference (Deposit): FUELS & FLUXES OF WN: WN DIV. GEOL. BULL.27
Reference (Deposit): WN DIV. GEOL. & EARTH RESOURCES UNPUBLISHED DATA
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASH. MINERALS: WN DIV.
Reference (Deposit): OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 37
Reference (Deposit): HODGE, E.T., 1935, AVAILABILITY OF RAW MATERIALS FOR THE
Reference (Deposit): PACIFIC COAST IRON IND. USARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS REPORTS,
Reference (Deposit): 5 VOLS.
Reference (Deposit): LIVINGSTON, V.E., 1966, IRON: IN MINERAL & WATER RESOURCES
Reference (Deposit): OF WN. WN DIV. OF MINES & GEOL. REPRINT #9
Reference (Deposit): GLOVER, S.L., 1942, WN IRON ORES, WN DIV. OF MINES & GEOL.
Reference (Deposit): RI #2
Reference (Deposit): ZAPFFE, CARL, 1944, HAMILTON MINING DIST.: IRON-BEARING
Reference (Deposit): ROCKS ON IRON MT. IN SKAGIT CO. WN. T35N, R6&7E. UNPUBLISH
Reference (Deposit): ED COMPANY MEMO NORTHERN PACIFIC RR CO., BRAINERD, MINN.
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