| Deposit ID | 10098706 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP00128 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Scougale Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Ruby Creek Placer |
| Related records | 10056237 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.05594, 48.73732 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 411 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | AT MOUTH OF RUBY CREEK AND EAST-SOUTHEAST FOR ABOUT 2 MI, Accurate. Location Given Is About 0.3 Mi Downstream On Skagit River From Ruby Creek |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ross Dam(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
Ross Lake National Recreation Area(National Recreation Area)
National Recreation Area NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Whatcom |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 038N}038N | 013E}014E | 36}31 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Result | $0.25-1/YD |
|---|
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -121.05594, 48.73732 |
|---|
| General form | STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Slate Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Recreation Area |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Ross Lake National Recreation Area |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ruby Hydraulic Gold Mining (Late 1800'S) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00128 |
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. 567.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 193.
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 123.
HUNTTING, 1956
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LARGEST PRODUCER IN SLATE CREEK DISTRICT IN 1906-1907 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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