Hannegan Pass Group

Occurrence in Whatcom county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048540
MRDS ID MP00133
Record type Site
Current site name Hannegan Pass Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.53401, 48.8851 (WGS84)
Elevation 1494
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 4.5 MI NORTHEAST OF SUMMIT OF MT. SHUKSAN; ABOUT 0.5 MI SOUTH OF HANNEGAN PEAK, Estimated From Map In Staatz And Others. Location Is Probably Accurate Within Claim Area, Estimated From Map In Staatz And Others. Location Is Probably Accurate Within Claim Area, Estimated From Map In Staatz And Others. Location Is Probably Accurate Within Claim Area

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Whatcom(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Sefrit(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 039N 010E 08 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Host Rocks Are Iron-Oxide Stained

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Hannegan Volcanic Rocks
    Rock description Hannegan Volcanic Rocks
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Chilliwack Composite Batholith
    Rock description Chilliwack Composite Batholith

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.53401, 48.8851

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form DISSEMINATED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hannegan Pass-Ruth Mountain Area

Land status

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

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SLOUGHED PITS, THREE ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAATZ, M.H., TABOR, R.W., WEIS, P.L., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., AND PATTEE, E.C., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1359, P. 80-81.

  • Deposit

    TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BORWN, E.B., IN PREPARATION, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, DRAFT VERSION 2/12/93, SCALE 1:100,000.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-92 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.