| Deposit ID | 10094886 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | FS00034 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Glacier Mining Co. Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Glacier No. 1 - 10, Wedge, Paystreak, Midas No. 1, Bralorne |
| Related records | 10093094 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.91542, 48.89675 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 395 |
| Relative position | 1 MI EAST OF GLACIER RANGER STATION. ABOUT 1.5 MI SOUTHWEST OF LITTLE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Glacier(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Baker(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nooksack(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Whatcom |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 039N | 007E | 04,05,08,09 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | UNCONFIRMED ASSAYS SHOW WIDE RANGE OF VALUES FROM ADIT #1. BOULDERS ASSAYED 4.5% CU, 0.02 OZ/TON AU, 0.89 OZ/TON AG. HAND PICKED SAMPLES ARE REPORTEDLY AS HIGH AS 8% CU. AVERAGE VALUES ARE $10/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Nooksack Group |
| Rock description | Nooksack Group |
| (1) | -121.91542, 48.89675 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Church Mountain Thrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | 4-5 Ft Wide Crushed Zone |
| General form | BOULDERS |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1939 |
| Discoverer | Olla May Phoenix And Glacier Mining Co. |
| Year of first production | 1951 |
| District name | Mount Baker District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount Baker National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Glacier Mining Co. |
| First year | 1949 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 509.02M |
| Overall length | 390.14M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | FS00034 |
THARP, J.A., 1961, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RED BIRD MINING CLAIMS, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: SEATTLE, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, B.S. THESIS, 49 P.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 105-106.
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 85.
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. 552.
GARRETT, C.R., 1965, FOREST SERVICE MINERAL EXAMINATION VSW-04355, AUGUST 1965.
1952 DIREXPL DMEA LOAN - NEGATIVE. EXPLORATION OF IRON-BEARING GOSSAN
1963 OTHER FS EXAM - RECOMMENDED ADVERSE PROCEEDINGS
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1975 | Sierk, Betty M. | U.S. Forest Service | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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