Mine detail: Gold Run Mine

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Location: Whatcom County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 48.97537, -121.64152
dep_id: 10047764
mrds_id: M700042
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Silver, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Contact Metasomatic
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: VEIN
model: 59: Skarn Cu
Reporter: Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ), Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Chilliwack Formation
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_type: Granite
tectonic: Cascade Volcanic Arc
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. 177.
  • Deposit:: MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 84.
  • 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).
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