Lambert Group

Occurrence in Whatcom county in Washington, United States with commodities Chromium, Iron, Magnesite
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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10254002
MRDS ID M700059
MAS/MILS ID 0530730005
Record type Site
Current site name Lambert Group
Alternate or previous names Cultus Claim, Warren Claim, Robert Claim, Sisters Claim, Skookum Claim, Anne Claim
Related records 10047780

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.98544, 48.67841 (WGS84)
Elevation 1220
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Whatcom(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Twin Sisters Mountain(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Whatcom

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 037 N 006 E 23 SENESE Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Magnesite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Enstatite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Olivine Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.98544, 48.67841

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20W
    Dip 90W
    Thickness 15M
    Length 70M
    Width 12M
    Area 17HA
    Depth to top 99999M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N20W:90W
    Minimum Depth to Top 99999
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Total Surface Area (HA) 17
    Date of Last Modification 830217

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1930

Mining district

District name Mount Baker District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Lambert S. S.
    Home office Washington
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GAUDETTE, H.E., GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE TWIN SISTERS

  • Deposit

    ULTRAMAFIC BODY, WASHINGTON, UNPUB. THESIS, UNIV. OF

  • Deposit

    ILLINOIS, 1953.

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II,

  • Deposit

    VOL. 1, P. 42.

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 57, 1969, TABLE 19,

  • Deposit

    P. 68.

  • Deposit

    RAGAN, D.M., GEOL. OF TWIN SISTERS DUNITE NORTHERN

  • Deposit

    CASCADES, WASHINGTON, UNPUB THESIS UNIV OF WASH, 1961.

  • Deposit

    SPANSKI, G.T., TWIN SISTERS MTS, WASH, UNIV OF

  • Deposit

    ILLINOIS 1963.

  • Deposit

    CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE THREE LAKES AREA, TWIN SISTERS

  • Deposit

    RANGE, WHATCOM AND SKAGIT COUNTIES, WASH., SUNSHINE

  • Deposit

    MINING CO. CONFIDENTIAL REPORT, 1942.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-JUN-94 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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