Danny

Past Producer in Whatcom county in Washington, United States with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047821
MRDS ID M700107
Record type Site
Current site name Danny
Alternate or previous names Dannie, Washington Chrome
Related records 10093092, 10156729

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.95902, 48.69092 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 1.3 MI SOUTHWEST OF LAKE WISEMAN, Acc Within Claim Area

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Whatcom(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Twin Sisters Mountain(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)

Mount Baker Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 037N 007E 07,18,19 S2 (18); N2 (19) Washington

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR HEAD OF SOUTH FORK NOOKSACK RIVER IN A CLIFF ABOUT 800 FT ABOVE VALLEY FLOOR

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Anthophyllite Gangue
Clinozoisite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Olivine Gangue
Pyroxene Gangue
Serpentine Gangue

Analytical data

Result 44.09-51.16% CR2O3, 13.6-26.5% FEO, 2.95-18.3% MGO, 6.0-8.6% SIO2, 9.2-11.10% AL2O3, CR/F=3.13. ASSAY VALUES FOR INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS GIVEN IN MOEN. CONE EQUIVALENTS OF ORE FROM DANNY, GOOD HOPE, AND RIBBON CLAIMS RANGED FROM 39-41. CALCINATION TESTS ON CHROMITE FROM DANNY CLAIM SHOWED THAT THERMAL EXPANSION WAS RAPID BETWEEN CONES 19 (1,520 DEG C) AND 26 (1,595 DEG C), THAT IT DECREASED TO CONE 30, AND THAT VOLUME REMAINED PRACTICALLY CONSTANT FROM CONE 30 (1,650 DEG C) TO CONE 40 (1,885 DEG C)

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 15
USGS model code 8a
Deposit model name Podiform chromite (minor)
Mark3 model number none

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite
    Rock unit name Twin Sisters Dunite
    Rock description Twin Sisters Dunite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.95902, 48.69092

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form DISSEMINATED, MASSIVE
    Strike N 7 W-N 40 E
    Dip 87 NW
    Thickness 3.05M
    Length 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Magmatic Segregation

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1931
Discoverer W.M. Elsey And Others
Year of last production 1934

Mining district

District name Sisters District

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness
Area name In Mount Baker Wilderness In Mount Baker National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Washington Chrome Co., Mount Baker Chromium Co. (Bumper Claim)
    Home office Seattle
    First year 1956

Production statistics

  • Year 1934
    Material ORE CR
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^51.7% Cr2o3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cr2O3 Chromium Chromium 52wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 1.5 TONS WAS MINED FROM DANNY CLAIM AND SENT TO BELLINGHAM FOR TESTING. THE 20 TONS WAS FROM RIBBON CLAIM.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD MP00127

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-81 Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-91 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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