Justin

The Justin is a gold mine located in Snohomish county, Washington at an elevation of 2,001 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: Justin  

State:  Washington

County:  Snohomish

Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 48.245, -121.57111

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Justin MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Justin


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Mercury


Location

State: Washington
County: Snohomish
District: Darrington 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.
Administrative Organization: In Mount Baker National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: VEIN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous

Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Commodity): GOLD PROSPECT

Comment (Location): ON SOUTHEAST SIDE OF GOLD MOUNTAIN

Comment (Deposit): THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN

Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORD M025670 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED


References

Reference (Deposit): HODGES, L.K., 1897, MINING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, 116 P.

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.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLEYIN 37, V. 1, P. 161.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 365.

Reference (Deposit): BROUGHTON, W.A., 1942, INVENTORY OF MINERAL PROPERTIES IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 9.


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