| Deposit ID | 10047756 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700032 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fourth of July Mine |
| Related records | 10093093, 10302193 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.67152, 48.82314 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1280 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3 MI SOUTH OF MOUNT BAKER LODGE; ABOUT 1.5 MI NORTH OF MAIDEN LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shuksan Arm(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Baker(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
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Mount Baker Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness 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}039N | 009E}009E | 05}32 | NE4 OF NW4 OF SE4 OF SW4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lake Ann Stock | ||||
| Rock description | Lake Ann Stock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Meta-Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Chilliwack Group;Chilliwack Group |
| Rock description | Chilliwack Group;Chilliwack Group |
| (1) | -121.67152, 48.82314 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N |
| Dip | STEEP |
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1907 |
| Discoverer | Joseph Morovits And Others |
| District name | Mount Baker District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Wilderness |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount Baker Wilderness In Mount Baker National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. B. Hall, Mount Vernon, Wash. |
| First year | 1969 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700032 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 176.
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P 84.
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. 550.
TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN, E.B., 199X, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 9X-XXX, SCALE 1:100,000 (IN PREPARATION IN 1993).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 PYRITIZED SHEAR ZONES 10-30 FT WIDE, NEAR THE CONTACT OF A SMALL QUARTZ DIORITE STOCK WITH ROCKS OF THE CHILLIWACK GROUP |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1981 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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