Mine detail: Skookum Prospect

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Location: Whatcom County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 48.74343, -120.83177
dep_id: 10047807
mrds_id: M700091
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Gold
gangue: Iron
orebody_fm: VEINS
model: 85: Polymetallic veins
conc_proc: Oxidation
Reporter: Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ), Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Virginian Ridge Formation;Virginian Ridge Formation
hrock_type: Siltstone
tectonic: Cascade Volcanic Arc
References:
  • Deposit:: MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 121.
  • 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.
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