The Mcmaster and Alma Claims is a mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 1,969 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: 1,969 Feet (600 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.6264, -121.88610
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Mcmaster and Alma Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mcmaster and Alma Claims
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Washington
County: Skagit
District: Sisters
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: Unknown
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Wild, Alwyn H. (Industrial Mining, Inc.)
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1938
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: Chromite
Unknown: Enstatite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Serpentine
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IS ONGOING.
References
Reference (Deposit): RANGE, WHATCOM AND SKAGIT COUNTIES, WASH., SUNSHINE
Reference (Deposit): MINING CO. CONFIDENTIAL REPORT, 1942.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. STATE DIV. OF GEOL. AND EARTH RESOURCES, UNPUB
Reference (Deposit): DATA.
Reference (Deposit): ULTRAMAFIC BODY, WASHINGTON, UNPUB. THESIS, UNIV. OF
Reference (Deposit): ILLINOIS, 1953.
Reference (Deposit): WASH, DIV. OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 37, 1956.
Reference (Deposit): USGS STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY MAP, 1943.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 57, 1969.
Reference (Deposit): RAGAN, D.M., GEOL. OF TWIN SISTERS DUNITE NORTHERN
Reference (Deposit): CASCADES, WASHINGTON, UNPUB THESIS UNIV OF WASH, 1961.
Reference (Deposit): SPANSKI, G.T., TWIN SISTERS MTS, WASH, UNIV OF
Reference (Deposit): ILLINOIS 1963.
Reference (Deposit): CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF TWIN SISTERS MTS., WASHINGTON.
Reference (Deposit): CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE THREE LAKES AREA, TWIN SISTERS
Reference (Deposit): GAUDETTE, H.E., GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE TWIN SISTERS
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