| Deposit ID | 10047762 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700040 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Hill Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Northern Cascade, Peterson, Sandusky, Iron Mountain |
| Related records | 10093095, 10277906 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.80899, 48.66899 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1775 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2.9 MI WEST-NORTHWEST OF AZURITE PEAK |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Whatcom |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 037N | 016E | 36 | E2 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Result | HIGH AU, AG, PB, ZN ASSAYS REPORTED BY GOLD HILL MINING CO. IN 1937, BUT BENNETT IN 1939 FAILED TO FIND HIGH-GRADE ORE. ASSAYS OF "B" LEVEL AVERAGED 0.015 OZ/TON AU, TR AG. ASSAYS OF "A" LEVEL SHOWED 0.01 OZ/TON AU, 0.10-4.88 OZ/TON AG, LITTLE (IF ANY) PB |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Golden Horn Batholith;;; |
| Rock description | Golden Horn Batholith;;; |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Jack Mountain Phyllite;Jack Mountain Phyllite;Jack Mountain Phyllite |
| Rock description | Jack Mountain Phyllite;Jack Mountain Phyllite;Jack Mountain Phyllite |
| (1) | -120.80899, 48.66899 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northwestward Trending Asymmetrical Anticline |
| General form | VEINS |
|---|---|
| Strike | E-W, N 50 E, N 10 W |
| Dip | N, N40-72W |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Length | 213.36M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1930 |
| Discoverer | H.I. Ballard, And Others |
| District name | Slate Creek District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount Baker National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minerals Technology Coorporation, Minneapolis |
| First year | 1967 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700040 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 37, V. 1, P. 334.
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 57, P. 106-108.
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. 555.
PURDY, C.P., JR., 1951, ANTOMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 39, P. 176.
MOEN, 1967
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS IN SEVERAL WELL-DEVELOPED SHEAR ZONES 2-8 FT THICK IN ARGILLITE AND QUARTZITE. ATTITUDES ARE OF SHEAR ZONES. DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF 4 MAIN LODES AND SEVERAL CROSS LEADS. THE IRON MOUNTAIN, GENEVIEVE, AND GOUGE LODES TREND E-W. THE VIRGINIA LODE TRENDS N-S. LODES ARE CO-EXTENSIVE WITH SOME OF MAIN LODES OF AZURITE GROUP. IRON MOUNTAIN LODE IS 5-7 FT THICK WITH QUARTZ (BLUISH-GRAY TO WHITE OR RUST COLOR), TALC, AND SOME CALCITE. OXIDIZED PART OF LODE IS 700 X 200 FT AND CONTAINS TWO LEADS. MAIN LEAD IS 5-15 FT THICK; OTHER TWO ARE 30-36 IN. THICK. GENEVIEVE LODE (CONTINUOUS WITH MAIN TREND OF MONSTER LODE OF AZURITE GROUP) IS A QUARTZ MATRIX WITH SILVER AND GOLD IN SULFIDES. GOUGE LODE TO THE NORTH IS SIMILAR; THE VEIN IS 4-30 FT THICK. VIRGINIA LODE IS 3.5-5 FT THICK WITH WELL-DEFINED WALLS; VEIN FILLING IS RUSTY AND WHITE QUARTZ WITH FINE SULFIDES. |
| Deposit | PLAN MAP OF ADITS, AVAILABLE, MOEN, 1967. 40 UNPATENTED CLAIMS, 2 MILLSITES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | MRDS RECORD D001671 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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