The Mcmaster Claims is a chromium mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 2,500 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
Elevation: 2,500 Feet (762 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 48.62833, -121.89139
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Mcmaster Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mcmaster Claims
Secondary: Mcmaster
Secondary: Alma
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Washington
County: Skagit
District: Hamilton District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Leased From Industrial Mining Inc By Alwyn Wild
Years: 1940 -
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS: CRUDE ORE CONTAINS 56.4% CR203 AND CR/FE RATIO OF 2.58
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Dunite
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR CENTER WZ SEC 10, ON THREE LAKES CREEK; ELEVATION IS APPROXIMATE.
Comment (Development): UNKNOWN DEVELOPMENT.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS UNKNOWN.
Comment (Deposit): 2 CLAIMS: MCMASTER AND ALMA. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): WDMG BULL 37, P. 39
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