Illinois Mine, Chancellor Group

Whatcom County, Washington, United States

Silver Gold Copper Lead Zinc

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

PrimarySilver, Gold

TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

Model85: Polymetallic veins

Deposit sizeSmall

Orebody formVEIN

Materials

Ore mineralsGalena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite

GangueCalcite, Quartz

Geology

Host rockSandstone · Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation;Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation

StructureJur-Cret Fold And Thrust Belt, Shear Zones

Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

First production1904

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References

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. 546.MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 109-110.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.MOEN, W. S., 1969.

Identification

Deposit ID10047745

MRDS IDM700019

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates48.75593, -120.70259