Mine detail: Boulder Creek Prospect

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Location: Whatcom County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 48.93981, -122.01792
dep_id: 10092677
mrds_id: M700407
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Trace mineral: Iron, Chromium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite
orebody_fm: LENSES
model: 85: Polymetallic veins
ore_ctrl: Shear Zone
Reporter: Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ), Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Basalt
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. 79.
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 40.
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