Washington · Whatcom County
Past Producer
Minnesota Mine
Whatcom County, Washington, United States
Gold Silver Copper
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
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeSmall
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation;Harts Pass Group, Harts Pass Formation
StructureJur-Cret Fold And Thrust Belt, Shear Zone
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1911
Last production1913
Discovery year1904
Description
W. F. Voight
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References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1 P. 179.MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 112-113.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. 562.STAATZ, M.H., WEIS, P.L., TABOR, R.W., ROBERTSON, J.F., VAN NOY, R.M., PATTEE, E.C., AND HOLT, D.C., 1971, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PASAYTEN WILDERNESS AREA, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1325, P. 173.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.JOSEPH, N.L., 1991, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1990: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 19, NO. 1, P. 3-24.
Identification
Deposit ID10047787
MRDS IDM700067
Alternate namesSeattle-St. Louis Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.72926, -120.8426
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.