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Gargett Mine

Past Producer in Whatcom county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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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. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047758
MRDS ID M700034
Record type Site
Current site name Gargett Mine
Alternate or previous names Gold Run Mine
Related records 10131487

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.64818, 48.97175 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 5 MI NORTHEAST OF SILVER FIR CAMPGROUND; ABOUT 0.5 MI SOUTH OF SUMMIT OF MT. LARRABEE, Accurate Within Mine Area, Accurate Within Mine Area

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Whatcom(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Larrabee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Baker(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sumas River(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Whatcom

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 040N 009E 04,08 SW4 (04); SE4 (08) Washington

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED. ON SOUTH SLOPE OF MT. LARRABEE ABOVE TREE LINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Marmatite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result TEST SHIPMENT AVERAGED 1.03 OZ/TON AU, 4.34 OZ/TON AG, 0.78% CU, 8% PB, ZN REPORTED

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 59
USGS model code 18b
Deposit model name Skarn Cu
Mark3 model number 8

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Chilliwack Formation;Chilliwack Formation;Chilliwack Formation
    Rock description Chilliwack Formation;Chilliwack Formation;Chilliwack Formation

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS CONTAINING BANDS AND SEGREGATED MASSES OF ORE MINERALS
    Strike N 35 E
    Dip 90
    Thickness 0.36M
    Length 30.48M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1901
Discoverer Wm. Boyd, W.L. Martin

Mining district

District name Mount Baker District

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness
Area name In Mount Baker Wilderness In Mount Baker National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gold Run Mining And Milling Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner John Curtis, Victor Todd, Bert Boyer, Bellingham, Wash.
    First year 1952

Production statistics

  • Year 1938
    Material ORE AU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1.03 Oz Au/Ton, 4.34 Oz Ag/Ton, 0.78% Cu, 8% Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Silver Silver 123g/mt
    Ore Gold Gold 29g/mt
    Lead Lead 8wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ABOVE SHIPMENT SENT TO TACOMA SMELTER; BECAUSE OF LOW METAL CONTENT OF THE ORE, OPERATIONS CEASED AFTERWARD

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 609.6M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT ON UPPER PROPERTY, 20 FT LONG AND 10 FT DEEP. A 2,000-FT ADIT ON THE LOWER PROPERTY, ALSO A SECOND ADIT. 2 SHAFTS

Comments on development

  • EQUIPMENT INCLUDED SAWMILL, WATER TURBINE, AND COMPRESSORS. A SUNFELT MILL WAS INSTALLED IN MID 1930'S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P 176.

  • Deposit

    MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P 84.

  • 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. 551.

  • Deposit

    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).

  • Production

    MOEN (1969)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ FISSURE VEIN AND REPLACEMENT BODIES. VEIN IS 1-14 IN. WIDE (AVG 1 FT)
Deposit SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD M700042

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-81 Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-91 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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