The North American Mine is a gold mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 4,199 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: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.7211, -120.83610
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North American Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North American Mine
Secondary: North American
Secondary: Velvet
Secondary: Anoka Claim
Secondary: Anoka No. 2 Claim
Secondary: Anoka No. 4 Claim
Secondary: Blizzard Claim
Secondary: Columbia Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Slate Creek 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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: North American Mining And Milling Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ANOKA CLAIMS ARE REPORTED IN THE SE/4 NE/4 SEC. 10 AND THE S/2 NW/4 SEC. 11. THE BLIZZARD CLAIM IS REPORTED IN THE SE/4 SE/4 SEC. 11. THE COLUMBIA CLAIM IS REPORTED AT THE S 1/4 CORNER OF SEC. 11, ALL OF WHICH ARE IN AN UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP.
References
Reference (Deposit): P. 175, 178.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 57, 1969, P. 116-117;
Reference (Deposit): APPENDIX B, P. 129.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
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