Description
R.S. Lambert, Jack Post, L.G. Van Valkenberg
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryCopper, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formVEIN WITH PINCH AND SWELL CHARACTERISTICS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Shuksan Metamorphic Suite, Darrington Phyllite
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1902-1905, 1959-1918,
First production1902
Last production1924
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10047781
MRDS IDM700060
Alternate namesMount Baker, Post-Lambert, Brooks-Willis, Boundary Gold, Patented Claims: Lone Jack, Whist, Lulu, Jennie, Sidney, Jumbo,, Mt Vernon
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.94481, -121.62068
References
MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 88-89.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 178.PATTY, E.N., 1921, THE METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 23, P. 309.LANDES, HENRY; THYNG, W.S., LYON, D.A., ROBERTS, MILNOR, 1902, THE METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON, EXCEPT IRON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1901, PT. 2, P. 80-81.SMITH, G.O., 1902, THE MOUNT BAKER MINING DISTRICT, WASHINGTON: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 73, NO. 11, P. 379-380.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 RPORT 90-18, P. 560.TABOR, R.W., HAUGERUD, R.A., BOOTH, D.B., AND BROWN, E.B., 199X, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MOUNT BAKER 30 X 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 9X-XXX, SCALE 1:100,000 (IN PREPARATION IN 1993).DERKEY AND OTHERS