| Deposit ID | 10132101 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700089 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530730055 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Tip Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Tip |
| Related records | 10047805 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.63124, 48.90791 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 878 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Larrabee(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Whatcom |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040 N | 009 E | 34 | W2 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -121.63124, 48.90791 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1896 |
| District name | Mount Baker District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530730055 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700089 | MAS references MRDS |
WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
P. 106.
WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 57, 1969, P. 93-94.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-JUN-1994 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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