Sumas Mountain Chromite Deposits

Prospect 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10204359
MAS/MILS ID 0530730004
Record type Site
Current site name Sumas Mountain Chromite Deposits
Alternate or previous names Sumas Mountain, Stein, Supe Chrome Inc, President

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -122.20456, 48.91371 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Whatcom

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 040 N 005 E 30 E2 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSITS REPORTED IN THE E/2 SEC. 30 AND THE W/2 SEC. 31.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Antigorite Unknown
Chromite Unknown
Chrysotile Unknown
Olivine Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -122.20456, 48.91371

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80W
    Dip 35S
    Thickness 9999M
    Length 999999M
    Width 999999M
    Area 8HA
    Depth to top 99999M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N80W:35S
    Minimum Depth to Top 99999
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9999
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8
    Date of Last Modification 800818

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1930

Mining district

District name Mount Baker District

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Yamate Trading Co., Ltd.
    Home office San Francisco, Ca
    Year 1975
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Stine, J. M.
    Home office 2115 E. Union, Seattle, Wa
    Year 1975
    First year 1951

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-OCT-93 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.