Iron Mountain

The Iron Mountain is a iron mine located in Skagit county, Washington at an elevation of 823 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: Iron Mountain  

State:  Washington

County:  Skagit

Elevation: 823 Feet (251 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 48.5006, -121.95140

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Iron Mountain MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Iron Mountain
Secondary: Last Chance
Secondary: Scottish Chief
Secondary: Keystone
Secondary: Hamilton Iron Deposit
Secondary: Mayflower
Secondary: Blue Jay
Secondary: Washington
Secondary: Fairhaven
Secondary: Inaugural
Secondary: Helena
Secondary: Legal Tender
Secondary: Parnell
Secondary: Gladstone


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Sulfur
Tertiary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates


Location

State: Washington
County: Skagit
District: Hamilton 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.


Holdings

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Seattle Trust And Savings
Percent: 99.00
Home Office: 802 2nd St., Seattle, WA 98104
Info Year: 1977


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1881
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Riebeckite
Unknown: Tourmaline
Unknown: Apatite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Garnet


Comments

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT ORIGIN THOUGHT TO BE METAMORPHOSED FERRUGINOUS SEDIMENTS

Comment (Deposit): PREPRODUCTION TIME: 6 MO TO 1 YEAR

Comment (Production): NO SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTION


References

Reference (Deposit): BINON, L.C., 1959, COMMOD. REPT., IRON RES. OF PACIFIC

Reference (Deposit): NORTHWEST, UNPUBLISHED REPT NORTHERN PACIFIC RR.

Reference (Deposit): SHEDD,SOLON, JENKING, O.P., COOPER, H.H., 1922, IRON ORES

Reference (Deposit): FUELS & FLUXES OF WN: WN DIV. GEOL. BULL.27

Reference (Deposit): WN DIV. GEOL. & EARTH RESOURCES UNPUBLISHED DATA

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASH. MINERALS: WN DIV.

Reference (Deposit): OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 37

Reference (Deposit): HODGE, E.T., 1935, AVAILABILITY OF RAW MATERIALS FOR THE

Reference (Deposit): PACIFIC COAST IRON IND. USARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS REPORTS,

Reference (Deposit): 5 VOLS.

Reference (Deposit): LIVINGSTON, V.E., 1966, IRON: IN MINERAL & WATER RESOURCES

Reference (Deposit): OF WN. WN DIV. OF MINES & GEOL. REPRINT #9

Reference (Deposit): GLOVER, S.L., 1942, WN IRON ORES, WN DIV. OF MINES & GEOL.

Reference (Deposit): RI #2

Reference (Deposit): ZAPFFE, CARL, 1944, HAMILTON MINING DIST.: IRON-BEARING

Reference (Deposit): ROCKS ON IRON MT. IN SKAGIT CO. WN. T35N, R6&7E. UNPUBLISH

Reference (Deposit): ED COMPANY MEMO NORTHERN PACIFIC RR CO., BRAINERD, MINN.


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