| Deposit ID | 10047731 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alphretta Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Alpharetta |
| Related records | 10156489 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.69814, 48.7501 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3.4 MI SOUTHWEST OF PASAYTEN PEAK, Estimated. Location Is Very Approximate |
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)
Similkameen(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(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 | 35 | SW4 OF NE4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -120.69814, 48.7501 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Slate Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount Baker National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Buchanan And Randle S. Case |
| Home office | Seattle, Wash. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700004 |
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. 129.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE TYPE OF DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN |
| Deposit | PATENTED CLAIM ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-81 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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