Mine detail: Minnesota Mine

Previously called 'Seattle-St. Louis Mine'

Location:	Whatcom County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long:	48.72926, -120.8426
dep_id:	10047787
mrds_id:	M700067
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Gold
Minor mineral:	Silver
Trace mineral:	Copper
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Bornite, Gold, Pyrite
gangue:	Calcite, Quartz
orebody_fm:	VEIN
work_type:	Underground
model:	85: Polymetallic veins
ore_ctrl:	Shear Zone
Reporter:	Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ), Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit:	Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation;Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation
hrock_type:	Sandstone
Structure:	Jur-Cret Fold And Thrust Belt, Shear Zone
tectonic:	Cascade Volcanic Arc
Year first produced:	1911
yr_lst_prd:	1913
disc_yr:	1904
discr:	W. F. Voight
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. 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.