Summer Chrome Group

The Summer Chrome Group is a mine located in Whatcom county, Washington at an elevation of 4,488 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

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Site Name

Primary: Summer Chrome Group
Secondary: Beck and Short Grub
Secondary: Sumner Chrome Group

Commodity

Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Chromium

Location

State: Washington
County: Whatcom
District: Mount Baker 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

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: John W. Brisky
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1941
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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Enstatite
Unknown: Chromite

Comments

Comment (Location): CLAIM GROUP REPORTED IN THE W/2 SEC. 31 AND THE S/2 SW/4 SEC. 30.

References

Reference (Deposit): ILLINOIS 1963.

Reference (Deposit): SPANSKI, G.T., TWIN SISTERS MTS, WASH, UNIV OF

Reference (Deposit): CASCADES, WASHINGTON, UNPUB THESIS UNIV OF WASH, 1961.

Reference (Deposit): VOL. 1, P. 42.

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II,

Reference (Deposit): ILLINOIS, 1953.

Reference (Deposit): ULTRAMAFIC BODY, WASHINGTON, UNPUB. THESIS, UNIV. OF

Reference (Deposit): GAUDETTE, H.E., GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE TWIN SISTERS

Reference (Deposit): RAGAN, D.M., GEOL. OF TWIN SISTERS DUNITE NORTHERN

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