The Fourth of July Mine is a gold mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 5,118 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: 5,118 Feet (1,560 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.8233, -121.67030
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Fourth of July Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fourth of July Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Mount Baker District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. B. Hall And Griffton Watkins
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): MINE IS REPORTED IN THE SE/4 SW/4 SEC. 32 AND THE NE/4 NW/4 SEC. 5, T. 38 N., R. 9 E.
References
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 57, 1969, P. 84.
Reference (Deposit): P. 176.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
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