Sumas Mountain Iron Deposit

Prospect in Whatcom county in Washington, United States with commodity Iron
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

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

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -122.25406, 48.90541 (WGS84)
Elevation 533
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Whatcom

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 039 N 004 E 02 N2 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT IS REPORTED IN THE N/2 SEC. 2, T. 39 N., R. 4 E., AND IN SEC. 35, T. 40 N., R. 4 E.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -122.25406, 48.90541

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mount Baker District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-OCT-93 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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