| Deposit ID | 10157028 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W017830 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530730110 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sumas Mountain Iron Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Sumas Mountain, Hematite Group, Nooksack Hematite Mines Propety |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.25406, 48.90541 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 533 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sumas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bellingham(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Victoria(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
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Whatcom |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 039 N | 004 E | 02 | N2 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -122.25406, 48.90541 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mount Baker District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530730110 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W017830 | MAS references MRDS |
WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
P. 205.
WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 57, 1969, P. 71.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-OCT-93 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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