Aluard

The Aluard is a nickel mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 420 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

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Site Name

Primary: Aluard

Commodity

Primary: Nickel

Location

State: Washington
County: Skagit

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.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Skagit Talc, Inc.
Years: 1949 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Talc
Gangue: Ankerite

Comments

Comment (Location): BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD; NEXT TO MCMYRL-WILSON (RECORD NO. M700393)

Comment (Development): SEVERAL ADITS.

Comment (Deposit): DISSEMINATED METALLIC MINERALS AND SOME NICKEL (?) STAINING OCCUR IN A SOAPSTONE BODY IN A SHEAR ZONE IN METAMORPHIC ROCKS.

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS IN A QUARRY FACE.

Comment (Geology): THERE IS SILICA-CARBONATE ROCK NEARBY.

References

Reference (Deposit): WDMG BULL 37, P. 278

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