Olivine Hill

The Olivine Hill is a chromium mine located in Skagit county, Washington.

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: Olivine Hill  

State:  Washington

County:  Skagit

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 48.55028, -122.69250

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Olivine Hill MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Olivine Hill


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: Washington
County: Skagit


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available


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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Puget Trough
Physiographic Detail: Pacific Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE RUNS 0.59% CHROMENTE


Materials

Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Dunite


Comments

Comment (Development): DEVELOPMENT UNKNOWN.

Comment (Location): A SHORT DISTANCE WEST OF TRIANGULATION POINT ON CYPRESS ISLAND. ELEVATION: AT TIDE LEVEL. NEAR SECRET HARBOR.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS UNKNOWN.

Comment (Deposit): SPARSELY DISSEMINATED GRAINS OF CHROMITE IN FRESH UNALTERED DUNITE.


References

Reference (Deposit): WDMG BULL 37, P. 39


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