| Deposit ID | 10048029 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700437 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Verona Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Galena Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.6693, 48.87092 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 975 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 0.75 MI NORTHEAST OF MOUNT BAKER LODGE, Estimated From Map And Description In Moen |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Whatcom(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Shuksan Arm(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 | 039N | 009E | 20 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ONE ASSAY SHOWED 0.21 OZ/TON AU, 1.0 OZ/TON AG, 14.5% PB. PYRITIZED ROCK SHOWED 0.02 OZ/TON AU, 10.38 OZ/TON AG. $10-20/TON REPORTED. |
|---|
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Chilliwack Formation, Volcanic Rocks Of Mt. Herman | ||||
| Rock description | Chilliwack Formation, Volcanic Rocks Of Mt. Herman | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -121.6693, 48.87092 |
|---|
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.15M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mount Baker District |
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| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|---|
| Area name | In Mount Baker National Park |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mount Baker Mining And Milling Co., Bellingham, Wash. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 44.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700437 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 179.
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 95.
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).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | FRACTURE FILLINGS OF QUARTZ, CALCITE, AND FE OXIDES UP TO 6 IN. THICK. AURIFEROUS PYRITE IS DISSEMINATED OR PRESENT AS ILL-DEFINED STRINGERS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-81 | Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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