Mine detail: Sumas Mountain Iron Deposit

Previously called 'Ochre Point Placer 1915Hematite Group 1919'

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Location

Lat / long:

48.90342, -122.25348

Resource(M)

Primary:	Iron
Tertiary:	Chromium, Nickel
Ore:	Chromite, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite
Discovery year:	1915

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:

Peridotite

References

MRDS	M700095
DEP	10047811
Reference	{Deposit:: MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 57, P. 71-73}{Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 37, P. 205}{Deposit:: SHEDD, SOLON, JENKINS, O.P., AND COOPER, H.H., 1922, IRON ORES, FUELS AND FLUXES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BUL. NO. 27, P. 105-107.}{Reserve-Resource:: MOEN, 1969, P. 74}
Reporter	Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ), Peterson, Jocelyn A.