The Twins Group is a mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 1,001 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: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.5758, -122.71250
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Twins Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Twins Group
Secondary: Smith
Secondary: Last Chance
Secondary: Ready Cash
Secondary: Cypress Lake
Secondary: Smith Open Cut
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Location
State: Washington
County: Skagit
District: Cascade District
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: Unknown
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Discovery Year: 1902
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
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: Magnetite
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Olivine
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LOW CHROME IRON RATIO
References
Reference (Deposit): CONWAY R D GEOCHMY CYPRS I ULTRA-MFC BODY WA UNPUBD THESIS U
Reference (Deposit): MCLELLAN R D GEOL SAN JUAN ISLES UWA PUBS IN GEOL VOL 2 1927
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE J T OTHERS CR ORES IN WASHUSGS BUL 725-A 1922
Reference (Deposit): VHAY J S US CONG 89TH 2ND SES COMINTERIOR INSULAR AFRS COM P
Reference (Deposit): WILSON HEWITT OTHERS SOME REFRACTPROPS WASH CR USBM RI 3694
Reference (Deposit): WASH. STATE DIV. OF GEOL. AND EARTH RESOURCES, UNPUB
Reference (Deposit): DATA.
Reference (Deposit): FULKERSON F B OTHERS USBM MINSYR BK VOL 3 1958 P1002
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): RANGE, WHATCOM AND SKAGIT COUNTIES, WASH., SUNSHINE
Reference (Deposit): MINING CO. CONFIDENTIAL REPORT, 1942.
Reference (Deposit): CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE THREE LAKES AREA, TWIN SISTERS
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