New Light Mine

The New Light Mine is a gold mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 6,063 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

Name: New Light Mine  

State:  Washington

County:  Whatcom

Elevation: 6,063 Feet (1,848 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 48.76139, -120.72556

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New Light Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: New Light Mine
Secondary: Eureka
Secondary: Bonita
Secondary: Slate Creek
Secondary: Monica


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Platinum


Location

State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Slate Creek District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: In Mt. Baker National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Western Gold Mining, Inc.

Owner Name: Western Gold Mining, Inc.
Years: 1992 -


Production

Year: 1963
Material type: ORE AU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^2 Oz/Ton Au, 4 Oz/Ton Ag


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1896
Discovery Year: 1893
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Physiographic Detail: Cascade Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Form: DISSEMINATIONS AND STRINGERS IN TABULAR TO PIPE-LIKE BODIES


Structure

Type: R
Description: Jur-Cret Fold And Thrust Belt Intruded By Lcret-Etert Magmatic Arc Plutons

Type: L
Description: Masses Of Quartz-Carbonate Cemented Breccia.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: EXTENSIVE SAMPLING BY WESTERN GOLD MINING, INC. INDICATE THE ORE CONTAINS 11 PPM AU, 4.7 PPM AG. ASSAYS (1965) YIELDED 0.172-89 PPM PT (CONVERTED FROM OZ/TON)


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sylvanite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): 60,000 TONS MINED IN THE 1900'S AND SEVERAL TONS FROM 1940-1942. LIMITED PROCESSING OF STOCKPILED ORE ACCOMPANIED MILL DEVELOPMENT IN 1980.

Comment (Development): THIS WAS AMONG THE FIRST CLAIMS IN THE DISTRICT. WESTERN GOLD MINES WAS EXPLORING PROPERTY IN 1992

Comment (Location): NEAR THE CASCADES SUMMIT

Comment (Commodity): EARLY-DAY OPERATORS REPORT THAT SYLVANITE AND ARGENTITE WERE IN THE ORE. PLATINUM AND NICKEL REPORTED FROM SMELTER ASSAYS. 70% OF GOLD IS NATIVE GOLD AND IS VERY FINE GRAINED

Comment (Deposit): GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ CEMENTS BRECCIA. FREE GOLD FOUND IN BRECCIA THAT CONTAINS GALENA. PYRITE IS COMMON BUT PYRITIFEROUS BRECCIA WITHOUT GALENA CONTAINS ONLY VERY LOW GOLD VALUES.

Comment (Workings): PROPERTY DEVELOPED BY 4 ADITS AND GLORY HOLE. UPPER 2 ADITS AND GLORY HOLE HAVE BEEN PRODUCTIVE. COMPLETELY EQUIPPED MODERN MILL IS IN OPERATIVE CONDITION.

Comment (Geology): GOLD-QUARTZ VEINS TO 5 FT WIDE ARE CONTAINED IN WELL DEVELOPED SHEAR ZONES. HARTS PASS FORMATION WAS DEPOSITED IN TURBIDITY CURRENTS


References

Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 113-116.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 178.

Reference (Deposit): LANDES, HENRY, THYNG, W.S., LYON, D.A., AND ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, PT. 2, P. 83-85.

Reference (Deposit): BUNNING, B.B., 1981, NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MINERALS AND ENERGY, WASHINGTON STATE, 1980: WASHINGTON GEOLOGIC NEWSLETTER, V. 9, NO. 1, P. 4.

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 563.

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., AND LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25.

Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956; MOEN, 1969; DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990


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