| Deposit ID | 10047790 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700071 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nooksack Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims: Nooksack, Givens-Nooksack, Land-Nooksack |
| Related records | 10277920 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.24404, 48.91287 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 488 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 4 MI EAST OF EVERSON, 6 MI SOUTH OF SUMAS, ABOUT 5 MI WEST-NORTHWEST OF NOOKSACK SALMON HATCHERY, Estimated At Center Of Border Between Secs. 35 And 36 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kendall(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bellingham(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Victoria(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Whatcom |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040N | 004E | 36 | NEAR W4 CORNER AND N2 OF SW4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 50 CHANNEL SAMPLES WAS $2.00 AU/TON AT OLD PRICE. OLD ASSAY YIELDED $3.50/TON. |
|---|
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| (1) | -122.24404, 48.91287 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| Year of first production | 1903 |
| Year of last production | 1908 |
| District name | Mount Baker District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Forest Land Owned By State Of Washington |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nooksack Mining Co. |
| First year | 1903 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700071 |
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 89-90.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 178.
LANDES, HENRY, THYNG, W.S., LYON, D.A., ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, PT. 2, P 82.
MOEN, 1969
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WHITE QUARTZ STRINGERS TRAVERSE THE GRAYWACKE, BUT CONTAIN NO GOLD OR METALLIC ORE MINERALS. GOLD APPEARS TO BE DISSEMINATED IN HOST ROCK ALONG WITH PYRITE. DESCRIPTION SOUNDS SOMEWHAT LIKE GRAY ORE FROM THE MOTHER LODE |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD M700072 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-81 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-92 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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