Tripod Prospect

The Tripod Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 5,322 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

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Site Name

Primary: Tripod Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Slate Creek 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

Owner Name: Duffy, Paul
Home Office: Winthrop, Wa
Years: 1969 -

Owner Name: Shafer, Jr., S. W.
Home Office: Winthrop, Wa
Years: 1969 -

Owner Name: Shafer, Alan
Home Office: Winthrop, Wa
Years: 1969 -

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

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Form: VEIN

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: VEIN ASSAYED 0.28 OZ/TON AU, 0.58 OZ/TON AG

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. ADJOINS MAMMOTH CLAIM ON NORTH, ALONG BONITA CREEK

Comment (Deposit): 5 FT QUARTZ VEIN CONTAINS -2 IN. GOUGE SEAM ON FOOTWALL

Comment (Workings): CAVED ADIT

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. 179.

Reference (Deposit): STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.F., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1:100,000.

Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 122.

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