| Deposit ID | 10047824 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700110 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Whistler Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Homestake, Claims: Jessie, Whistler, Lena, Homestake |
| Related records | 10093100, 10156527 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.74315, 48.72371 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3.5 MI WEST OF HARTS PASS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Slate 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 | 037N | 017E | 10 | SW4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | REPORTEDLY $15-20/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | ONE ASSAY REPORTED $48/TON AU, 3.7% CU. HOMESTAKE CLAIM: 0.03-0.3 OZ/TON AU, 0.26-2.92 OZ/TON AG |
| Result | JESSIE CLAIM: 0.31-0.46 OZ/TON AU, 0.95-14.4 OZ/TON AG, 1.2-4% CU |
| Result | WHISTLER CLAIM: 0.26-1.0 OZ/TON AU, 9.0-9.9 OZ/TON AG, 3.9-6.4% CU. |
| 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) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Goat Creek Formation |
| Rock description | Goat Creek Formation |
| (1) | -120.74315, 48.72371 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Jur-Cret Fold And Thrust Belt |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Discoverer | E. C. Bowerman |
| District name | Slate Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount Baker National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mrs. Victor H. Roth, Bellingham, Wash. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700110 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 180.
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 118.
DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MIES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 569.
MOEN, 1969 P. 118
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHEAR ZONES IN QUARTZITE CONTAIN QUARTZ STRINGERS AND VEINS UP TO 1 FT THICK |
| Deposit | 4 PATENTED CLAIMS ; 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-APR-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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