The Sumas Mountain is a iron mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 1,749 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: 1,749 Feet (533 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 48.9056, -122.25280
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Sumas Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sumas Mountain
Secondary: Sumas Mountain Iron Deposit
Secondary: Hematite Group
Secondary: Nooksack Hematite Mines Propety
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Mount Baker District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): DEPOSIT IS REPORTED IN THE N/2 SEC. 2, T. 39 N., R. 4 E., AND IN SEC. 35, T. 40 N., R. 4 E.
References
Reference (Deposit): P. 205.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 57, 1969, P. 71.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
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