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King

Unknown in Whatcom county in Washington, United States with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278443
MRDS ID M700058
MAS/MILS ID 0530730296
Record type Site
Current site name King
Related records 10047779

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.86514, 48.74291 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Whatcom(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Baker Pass(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 038 N 007 E 35 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • NOTE: NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF HUNTTING (1956, P. 41) DOES NOT MATCH HIS REPORTED LEGAL DESCRIPTION. FURTHERMORE, THE CLAIMS ARE OUTSIDE OF THE OLIVINE AREA OF OTHER CHROMITE CLAIMS SHOWN IN WDMG BULLETIN 57, 1966, PLATE 2. CONSEQUENTLY, THIS RECORD IS ASSIGNED A PRECISION OF 5000 METERS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.86514, 48.74291
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,

  • Deposit

    P. 41.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-JUN-94 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

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