| Deposit ID | 10047760 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700038 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Basin Mine |
| Related records | 10056230, 10156716 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.61541, 48.99092 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1067 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2.5 MI NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SKAGWAY PASS. 2 MI NORTHWEST OF JUNCTION OF WINCHESTER AND SILESIA CREEKS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Sefrit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Baker(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Concrete(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
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Mount Baker Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness 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 | 040N | 009E | 06 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS 1.5-2.0 OZ/TON AU |
|---|
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Rock unit name | Chilliwack Composite Batholith;Chilliwack Formation;Chilliwack Formation |
| Rock description | Chilliwack Composite Batholith;Chilliwack Formation;Chilliwack Formation |
| (1) | -121.61541, 48.99092 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 5 E} |
| Dip | 70 W} |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 W} |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1925 |
| Year of last production | 1925 |
| District name | Mount Baker District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Wilderness |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount Baker Wilderness In Mount Baker National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | International Gold Mines, Ltd. |
| First year | 1935 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700038 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 177.
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 85-86.
DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 554.
TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN, E.B., 199X, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 9X-XXX, SCALE 1:100,000 (IN PREPARATION IN 1993).
MOEN, P. 86
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF FREE GOLD IN QUARTZ FLOAT. ONE VEIN CROPS OUT ON PROPERTY. THE TYPE OF LODE DEPOSIT IS UNKNOWN |
| Deposit | 2 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1981 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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