The Sumas Mountain Chromite Deposits is a mine located in Whatcom county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Sumas Mountain Chromite Deposits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sumas Mountain Chromite Deposits
Secondary: Sumas Mountain
Secondary: Stein
Secondary: Supe Chrome Inc
Secondary: President
Commodity
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Mount Baker District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Stine, J. M.
Home Office: 2115 E. Union, Seattle, Wa
Info Year: 1975
Years: 1951 -
Owner Name: Yamate Trading Co., Ltd.
Home Office: San Francisco, Ca
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1930
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: Chromite
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Chrysotile
Unknown: Antigorite
Comments
Comment (Location): DEPOSITS REPORTED IN THE E/2 SEC. 30 AND THE W/2 SEC. 31.
References
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 57, 1966, P. 69.
Reference (Deposit): P. 42.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
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