| Deposit ID | 10047730 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Allen Basin Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims: Nephew, Aunt, Equinox, Black Dwarf, Captain Jack, Ixl, Solitaire, Harnessmaker, Harnessmaker Extension, Uncle, Queen City, Sister Grace, Maccabee, Blue Hen, Park Placer. |
| Related records | 10093089, 10205000 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.7326, 48.75399 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1859 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.3 MI SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TAMARACK PEAK. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Whatcom |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 038N | 017E | 33,34 | E2 (33); W2 (34) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE GRADE OF ORE IS $1.25-3.00/TON AU, ALL VALUES AVERAGE $12-15/TON. ASSAY ON STOCKPILED ORE ON UNCLE CLAIM SHOWED 0.44 OZ/TON AU, 0.28 OZ/TON AG. |
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| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation;Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation |
| Rock description | Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation;Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation |
| (1) | -120.7326, 48.75399 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Jur-Cret Fold And Thrust Beld Intruded By Cret-Tert Magmatic Arc Plutons |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fault Sets |
| General form | VEINS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60-70E |
| Dip | 40-60 NW |
| Thickness | 0.76M |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| Discoverer | J.B. Allen |
| Year of first production | 1898 |
| Year of last production | 1940 |
| District name | Slate Creek District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount Baker National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Western Gold Mining, Inc. |
| First year | 1930 |
| Year | 1905 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1898-1905 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE AU | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^1.25 To 3.0 Oz Au/Ton | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1940 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1938-1940 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE AU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^1.38 Oz/Ton Au | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1940 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1938-1940 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE AU | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^1.92 Oz/Ton Au | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700003 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 175.
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 100-101.
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. 540.
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.
MOEN, W.S., 1969, P. 100; DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS RANGE FROM 6-30 IN. THICK. VEINS ARE OFFSET BY SEVERAL BARRON N40W FAULTS THAT ARE PARALLEL TO BEDDING. THE ARGILLITE AND QUARTZITE CONTAIN SEVERAL SILLS OF QUARTZ PORPHYRY AND DACITE PORPHYRY, WHICH CONTAIN QUARTZ VEINS. THE ORE CONTAINS THIN PARALLEL BANDS OF FINELY DIVIDED SULFIDES. |
| Deposit | 15 PATENTED CLAIMS, SKETCH MAP OF CLAIMS IN MOEN (1969, P. 101). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1981 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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