Ninety Nine Prospect

The Ninety Nine Prospect is a gold mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 6,801 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

Name: Ninety Nine Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Whatcom

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 48.70639, -120.70889

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Ninety Nine Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ninety Nine Prospect
Secondary: Ninetynine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver


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: Charles H. Bollard, Barron, Wash.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 4 FT WIDE QUARTZ VEIN WITH A 2-FT PAYSTREAK

Comment (Workings): 240 FT CROSSCUT, DRIFTS

Comment (Commodity): ABOUT 5% DISSEMINATED PYRITE AND SPARSE GALENA IN DUMP SAMPLES

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. IN NINETY NINE BASIN, ON EAST FACING SLOPE.

Comment (Deposit): 11 PATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

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): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 178.

Reference (Deposit): MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 120-121.


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