Hamilton Claims

The Hamilton Claims is a iron mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 499 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: Hamilton Claims
Secondary: Iron Mountain

Commodity

Primary: Iron
Secondary: Manganese
Tertiary: Sulfur
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Aluminum

Location

State: Washington
County: Skagit
District: Hamilton 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.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Dewey Smith And Fred Russell
Years: 1943 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1881
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: LENSES AND BEDS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Alteration To Chlorite

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVG. COMP. OF 15 ANALYSES: 37.79% FE, 24.73% SIO2, 6.01% AL203, 6.56% CAC03, 9.75% MN304, 0.49% P, 0.16% S.

Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): TRENCHES, ADITS (NOW INACESSABLE, 1956), SHAFTS AND TUNNELS (HAMILTON CLAIM: 40 FT SHAFT AND TUNNEL 60 FT LONG), (INAUGRAL CLAIM: SHAFT 90 FT DEEP AND TUNNEL 50 FT LONG).

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION IN UNKNOWN YEARS. 20 TONS SHIPPED FROM TACOMA CLAIM TO IRONDALE SMELTER (UNKNOWN TIME)

Comment (Development): TRENCHES, ADITS; CONSIDERABLE TRENCHING BY W.P.A. IN 1939. PUGET CLAIMS OWNED BY SEATTLE MANGANESE IRON CO. (1892)

Comment (Deposit): DICONTINOUS BEDS AND LENSES IN FINE-GRAINED GLAUCOPHANE-GARNET SCHIST. BEDS FROM A FEW FT TO 30 FT THICK. THERE IS NO USGS MODEL NAME FOR THIS TYPE OF DEPOSIT

Comment (Deposit): AT LEAST 20 CLAIMS: HAMILTON (IRON MTN); MAYFLOWER (SECS. 23 24); BLUE JAY; LAST CHANCE (SECS. 23 24): 10 FT BED, QUARTZ GANGUE, ASSAY: 60% FE, 7.03% SI02, 0.04% S, TRACE P; FAIRHAVEN; WASHINGTON (SEC 23 24): GLAUCOPHANE SCHIST GANGUE, ASSAY: 56.72% FE, 5.94% SI02, 0.03% S, 0.07% P; INAUGRAL; SCOTTISH CHIEF (SEC 23 24); EAGLE: ASSAY: 58% FE, 4.13% MN, 7% SI02; MANHATTEN; HELENA; TREADWELL: QUARTZ GANGUE; LEGAL TENDER; PARNELL; KEYSTONE; KATIE: 62% FE, 3% MN; TYEE; 63% FE; O'TOOLE: BODIES OF ORE 15-60 FT THICK, ASSAY: 54.5% FE, 9.8% SI02, 0.155% S, 0.56% P; MABEL: 14-FT BED TRACEABLE FOR 2000 FT; PITTSBURG: QUARTZ GANGUE, ASSAY: 29.11-32.92% FE, 28.05-32.46% SI02, 0.20-0.31% P, 8.43-8.56% AL, 8.11-13.11% MN, 6.71- 8.06% CA; PUGET (6 CLAIMS) : ASSAY: 52.33% FE, 11.38% SIO2, TRACE S; TACOMA: 20-FT BED, ASSAY: 58.13% FE, 4.12% SI02, 0.19% S, 0.06% P; TENNESSEE NO. 3: ASSAY: 42.9% FE, 2% MN, 21.93% SI02. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORD W017836 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED

Comment (Geology): COAL BEDS 1000 TO 1200 FT ABOVE FE DEPOSITS; COUNTRY ROCKS ARE SANDSTONES, LIMESTONES, AND SHALES. ; REG.COM: PRODUCTION IN UNKNOWN YEARS

References

Reference (Deposit): WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 27, P. 95-101.

Reference (Production): HUNTTING, P. 200-201

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. 200-201.

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