Mine detail: Gold Standard Prospect

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Location: Whatcom County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 48.95537, -121.65568
dep_id: 10047765
mrds_id: M700043
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Gold
orebody_fm: VEIN
model: 85: Polymetallic veins
Reporter: Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ), Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Chilliwack Formation
hrock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
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, P. 177.
  • 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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