Mountain Home Claim

The Mountain Home Claim is a copper and manganese mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 200 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Mountain Home Claim  

State:  Washington

County:  Skagit

Elevation: 200 Feet (61 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Manganese

Lat, Long: 48.4475, -122.61306

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Mountain Home Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mountain Home Claim


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Washington
County: Skagit


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Ginnett, A. V. And Others
Years: 1921 -


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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Puget Trough


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Volcanogenic Mn, Olympic Peninsula


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Bementite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Copper


Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR LAKE CAMPBELL

Comment (Deposit): BEMENTITE ORE BODY IN GREENSTONE IS 10 FT THICK AND CAN BE TRACED 400-500 FT. RELATION OF CU TO MN IS NOT KNOWN

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PIT


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. 261


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