Mine detail: Boundary Red Mountain Mine

Previously called 'Red Mountain MineBoundary Red'

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Location: Whatcom County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 48.99509, -121.63152
dep_id: 10047741
mrds_id: M700015
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Silver, Copper
Trace mineral: Tellurium, Bismuth
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: VEINS
work_type: Underground
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
alteration: Oxidation
ore_ctrl: Contact Zone; Numerous Faults And Fractures
Reporter: Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ), Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Chilliwack Formation;Chilliwack Composite Batholith
hrock_type: Diorite
tectonic: Cascade Volcanic Arc
Year first produced: 1912
yr_lst_prd: 1946
disc_yr: 1898
discr: C.W. Roth, Et Al
References:
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 176.
  • Deposit:: MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 79-82.
  • Deposit:: PATTY, E.N., 1921, THE METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 23, P. 306-309.
  • Deposit:: GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 29,
  • Deposit:: DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 544.
  • Deposit:: 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).
  • Production:: MOEN, P. 80
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