The Mount Vernon Deposit is a nickel and gold mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 299 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: 299 Feet (91 Meters)
Commodity: Nickel, Gold
Lat, Long: 48.3689, -122.29140
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Mount Vernon Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mount Vernon Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: Washington
County: Skagit
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Fee Ownership
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Pacific Nickel Co.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975
Years: 1941 - 1943
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1936
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Puget Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Marcasite
Unknown: Bravoite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcedony
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Dolomite
Unknown: Magnesite
Unknown: Opal
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Ankerite
Comments
Comment (Geology): FAULT ZONE BETWEEN SERPENTINE AND SANDSTONE IS MADE UP OF SILICA-CARBONATE ROCK WITH CENTRAL CORE OF SULFIDE BEARING BRECCIA. SILICA-CARBONATE ROCK PORTION IS 2 MT. LONG AND 100 TO 400 FT. WIDE. SULFIDE BRECCIA IS IN SMALL LENSES ALONG CORE.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): M1C1=R1 M1C1= TOTAL RESOURCE (SILICA-CARBONATE ROCK + SULFIDE BEARING BRECCIA). M1C2= SULFIDE BEARING BRECCIA ONLY.
References
Reference (Deposit): MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 42, P. 87, 1955.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTING, MARSHALL T. GOLD IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIV. OF
Reference (Reserve-Resource): BULLETIN 931-D, 78P.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): VERNON, SKAGIT, CO., WA.: USGS BULL. 931-D, PP.57-78, 1941.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): HOBBS, SW AND PECORA, MT, NICKEL-GOLD DEPOSIT NEAR MT.
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