Mine detail: Chain Lakes Prospect

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Location: Whatcom County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 48.85592, -121.72041
dep_id: 10048011
mrds_id: M700406
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Zinc, Silver, Copper
Trace mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Unknown
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Marmatite, Pyrite, Silver
orebody_fm: DISSEMINATED
alteration: Oxidation
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A., Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ)
hrock_unit: Volcanic Rocks Of Mt. Herman
hrock_type: Andesite
tectonic: Cascades Volcanic Arc
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. 382.
  • Deposit:: MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 82.
  • Deposit:: TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN., E.B., IN PREP, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, SCALE 1:100,000.
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