White Swan Prospect

The White Swan Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 4,800 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: White Swan Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Whatcom

Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 48.88972, -121.75750

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White Swan Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Swan Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Mount Baker 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 Mount Baker National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Mount Baker Gold, Copper, And Tin Co.
Years: 1918 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHORT ADITS

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. AT HEADWATERS TO TRIBUTARY OF BAROMETER CREEK. SECTION INDICATED IS DIFFERENT FROM THAT REPORTED IN MOEN (1969) (SEC. 3, T. 39 N., R. 9 E.)

Comment (Development): LIMITED EXPLORATION WORK FROM 1909 TO 1918.


References

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).

Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 95.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 180.


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