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New Light Mine

Producer in Whatcom county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Platinum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Production statistics
  19. Reserves and resources
  20. Workings at the site
  21. Links to other databases
  22. Bibliographic references
  23. General comments
  24. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10042391
MRDS ID M060158
Record type Site
Current site name New Light Mine
Alternate or previous names Eureka, Bonita, Slate Creek, Monica
Related records 10056235, 10131938

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.72677, 48.76121 (WGS84)
Elevation 1848
Relative position 4 MI NORTH-NORTHWEST OF HARTS PASS, WASHINGTON. NEAR HEADWATERS OF BONITA CREEK ABOUT 15 MI SOUTH OF CANADA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Whatcom(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pasayten Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Robinson Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Skagit(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Whatcom

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 038N 017E 27 CENTER OF S2 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR THE CASCADES SUMMIT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • EARLY-DAY OPERATORS REPORT THAT SYLVANITE AND ARGENTITE WERE IN THE ORE. PLATINUM AND NICKEL REPORTED FROM SMELTER ASSAYS. 70% OF GOLD IS NATIVE GOLD AND IS VERY FINE GRAINED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sylvanite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result EXTENSIVE SAMPLING BY WESTERN GOLD MINING, INC. INDICATE THE ORE CONTAINS 11 PPM AU, 4.7 PPM AG. ASSAYS (1965) YIELDED 0.172-89 PPM PT (CONVERTED FROM OZ/TON)

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation
    Rock description Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.72677, 48.76121
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Jur-Cret Fold And Thrust Belt Intruded By Lcret-Etert Magmatic Arc Plutons
Type of structure Local
Structure description Masses Of Quartz-Carbonate Cemented Breccia.

Ore body information

  • General form DISSEMINATIONS AND STRINGERS IN TABULAR TO PIPE-LIKE BODIES
    Length 487.68M
    Width 45.72M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 350.52M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • In Breccia That Contains Visible Galena, Well Developed Shear Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • GOLD-QUARTZ VEINS TO 5 FT WIDE ARE CONTAINED IN WELL DEVELOPED SHEAR ZONES. HARTS PASS FORMATION WAS DEPOSITED IN TURBIDITY CURRENTS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1893
Discoverer A. M. Barron
Year of first production 1896

Mining district

District name Slate Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Mt. Baker National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Western Gold Mining, Inc.
    First year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Western Gold Mining, Inc.

Production statistics

  • Year 1963
    Material ORE AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^2 Oz/Ton Au, 4 Oz/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 113g/mt
    Ore Gold Gold 56g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • 60,000 TONS MINED IN THE 1900'S AND SEVERAL TONS FROM 1940-1942. LIMITED PROCESSING OF STOCKPILED ORE ACCOMPANIED MILL DEVELOPMENT IN 1980.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.282 g/mt Gold Major 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 2194.56M
    Overall depth 350.52M

Comments on the workings information

  • PROPERTY DEVELOPED BY 4 ADITS AND GLORY HOLE. UPPER 2 ADITS AND GLORY HOLE HAVE BEEN PRODUCTIVE. COMPLETELY EQUIPPED MODERN MILL IS IN OPERATIVE CONDITION.

Comments on development

  • THIS WAS AMONG THE FIRST CLAIMS IN THE DISTRICT. WESTERN GOLD MINES WAS EXPLORING PROPERTY IN 1992

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 113-116.

  • 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.

  • Deposit

    LANDES, HENRY, THYNG, W.S., LYON, D.A., AND ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, PT. 2, P. 83-85.

  • Deposit

    BUNNING, B.B., 1981, NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MINERALS AND ENERGY, WASHINGTON STATE, 1980: WASHINGTON GEOLOGIC NEWSLETTER, V. 9, NO. 1, P. 4.

  • Deposit

    DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 563.

  • Deposit

    DERKEY, R.E., GULICK, C.W., AND LINGLEY, W.S., JR., 1993, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1992: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 21, NO. 1, P. 3-25.

  • Production

    HUNTTING, 1956; MOEN, 1969; DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ CEMENTS BRECCIA. FREE GOLD FOUND IN BRECCIA THAT CONTAINS GALENA. PYRITE IS COMMON BUT PYRITIFEROUS BRECCIA WITHOUT GALENA CONTAINS ONLY VERY LOW GOLD VALUES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1973 Puffett, Willard P. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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