Fourth of July Mine

The Fourth of July 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

Name: Fourth of July Mine  

State:  Washington

County:  Whatcom

Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 48.82333, -121.67028

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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

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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 Mount Baker Wilderness In Mount Baker National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: J. B. Hall, Mount Vernon, Wash.
Years: 1969 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1907
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

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pyritization Of Shear Zone


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Development): A STAMP MILL OPERATED IN THE EARLY DAYS, AND AN AERIAL TRAMWAY WAS EXTENDED FROM THE MINE TO THE MILL. GOLD PROVED TO BE SPARSE AND OPERATION WAS NOT PROFITABLE.

Comment (Location): AT HEADWATERS OF SWIFT CREEK.

Comment (Deposit): 3 PYRITIZED SHEAR ZONES 10-30 FT WIDE, NEAR THE CONTACT OF A SMALL QUARTZ DIORITE STOCK WITH ROCKS OF THE CHILLIWACK GROUP

Comment (Workings): AT LEAST 6 ADITS, THE LONGEST ARE 125 AND 175 FT.

Comment (Geology): SMALL STOCK CROPS OUT NEAR LAKE ANN, NORTH OF PROPERTY.


References

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. 176.

Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P 84.

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. 550.

Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN, E.B., 199X, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 9X-XXX, SCALE 1:100,000 (IN PREPARATION IN 1993).


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