Jordan Creek

The Jordan Creek is a nickel mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 2,201 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: Jordan Creek  

State:  Washington

County:  Skagit

Elevation: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)

Commodity: Nickel

Lat, Long: 48.4875, -121.39889

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Jordan Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jordan Creek


Commodity

Primary: Nickel


Location

State: Washington
County: Skagit


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Bingham Timber Co.
Years: 1943 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): MIXED GREEN AND BROWN ALTERATION OF SILICA-CARBONATE ROCK IN ONE OUTCROP IN GRAPHITIC SHALE. A MODEL HAS NOT YET BEEN PUBLISHED FOR THIS TYPE OF DEPOSIT

Comment (Geology): GEOLOGIC MAP SHOWS AREA TO BE UNDERLAIN BY ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS

Comment (Deposit): DEEDED LAND. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


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. 278.

Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.


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