| Deposit ID | 10132114 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001173 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530570184 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mount Vernon Deposit |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.29264, 48.36871 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 91 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Skagit(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Conway(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Port Townsend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Victoria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Skagit(hydrologic unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Skagit |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 033 N | 004 E | 09 | N2 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ankerite | Unknown |
| Bravoite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chalcedony | Unknown |
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Magnesite | Unknown |
| Marcasite | Unknown |
| Opal | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -122.29264, 48.36871 |
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| Strike | N70W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 85S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 60M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 440M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 260HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1936 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pacific Nickel Co. |
| Home office | Washington |
| Year | 1975 |
| First year | 1941 |
| Last year | 1943 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 45000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 45000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530570184 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001173 | MAS references MRDS |
HOBBS, SW AND PECORA, MT, NICKEL-GOLD DEPOSIT NEAR MT.
VERNON, SKAGIT, CO., WA.: USGS BULL. 931-D, PP.57-78, 1941.
BULLETIN 931-D, 78P.
HUNTING, MARSHALL T. GOLD IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIV. OF
MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 42, P. 87, 1955.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-APR-94 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.