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North American Mine

Past Producer in Whatcom county in Washington, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278055
MRDS ID M700073
MAS/MILS ID 0530730080
Record type Site
Current site name North American Mine
Alternate or previous names North American, Velvet, Anoka Claim, Anoka No. 2 Claim, Anoka No. 4 Claim, Blizzard Claim, Columbia Claim
Related records 10047791

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -120.83731, 48.72092 (WGS84)
Elevation 1280
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Whatcom(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Azurite Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Robinson Mountain(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

Okanogan-Wenatchee 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 016 E 11 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ANOKA CLAIMS ARE REPORTED IN THE SE/4 NE/4 SEC. 10 AND THE S/2 NW/4 SEC. 11. THE BLIZZARD CLAIM IS REPORTED IN THE SE/4 SE/4 SEC. 11. THE COLUMBIA CLAIM IS REPORTED AT THE S 1/4 CORNER OF SEC. 11, ALL OF WHICH ARE IN AN UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -120.83731, 48.72092
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Slate Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner North American Mining And Milling Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,

  • Deposit

    P. 175, 178.

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 57, 1969, P. 116-117;

  • Deposit

    APPENDIX B, P. 129.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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