The Smith Prospect is a manganese mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 449 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
Elevation: 449 Feet (137 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 48.93611, -122.24500
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Smith Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Smith Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Mount Baker District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lowell F. Smith, Sumas, Wash.
Years: 1936 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: UNKNOWN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ON SOUTH PASS ROAD. PROPERTY COMPRISES 80 ACRES
Comment (Commodity): REPORTED OCCURRENCE OF V IS DOUBTFUL
Comment (Geology): NO GEOLOGIC INFORMATION GIVEN IN REFERENCE
Comment (Deposit): NO DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT DEPOSIT. THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN
Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORD M700092 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED
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. 262, 358
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