Mine detail: Minnesota Mine

Previously called 'Seattle-St. Louis Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 48.72926, -120.8426

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Ore: Bornite, Gold, Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite, Quartz
Orebody form: VEIN
Discovery year: 1904

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1911
Last production ended: 1913

Geology

Host rock:Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation;Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation
Host type:Sandstone
Structure:Jur-Cret Fold And Thrust Belt, Shear Zone
Tectonic:Cascade Volcanic Arc

References

MRDSM700067
DEP10047787
Reference{Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1 P. 179.}{Deposit:: MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 112-113.}{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. 562.}{Deposit:: STAATZ, M.H., WEIS, P.L., TABOR, R.W., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., PATTEE, E.C., AND HOLT, D.C., 1971, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PASAYTEN WILDERNESS AREA, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1325, P. 173.}{Deposit:: STOFFEL, K.L., AND MCGRODER, M.F., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ROBINSON MTN. 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-5, SCALE 1:100,000.}{Deposit:: JOSEPH, N.L., 1991, WASHINGTO* MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1990: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 19, NO. 1, P. 3-24.}
ReporterCaress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ), Peterson, Jocelyn A.