Washington · Skagit County
Prospect

Hamilton Iron Deposit

Skagit County, Washington, United States
IronPhosphorus-PhosphatesAluminumManganeseSilicaSulfur
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryPhosphorus-Phosphates, Aluminum, Manganese, Silica, Sulfur
Commodity typeB
Materials
Other materialsApatite, Biotite, Garnet, Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz, Riebeckite, Tourmaline
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1881
Identification
Deposit ID10131825
MRDS IDW017836
Alternate namesMayflower, Blue Jay, Washington, Fairhaven, Inaugural, Helena, Legal Tender, Parnell, Gladstone, Iron Mountain, Last Chance, Scottish Chief, Keystone
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.50041, -121.95264
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASH. MINERALS: WN DIV.OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 37HODGE, E.T., 1935, AVAILABILITY OF RAW MATERIALS FOR THEPACIFIC COAST IRON IND. USARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS REPORTS,5 VOLS.LIVINGSTON, V.E., 1966, IRON: IN MINERAL & WATER RESOURCESOF WN. WN DIV. OF MINES & GEOL. REPRINT #9GLOVER, S.L., 1942, WN IRON ORES, WN DIV. OF MINES & GEOL.RI #2ZAPFFE, CARL, 1944, HAMILTON MINING DIST.: IRON-BEARINGROCKS ON IRON MT. IN SKAGIT CO. WN. T35N, R6&7E. UNPUBLISHED COMPANY MEMO NORTHERN PACIFIC RR CO., BRAINERD, MINN.BINON, L.C., 1959, COMMOD. REPT., IRON RES. OF PACIFICNORTHWEST, UNPUBLISHED REPT NORTHERN PACIFIC RR.SHEDD,SOLON, JENKING, O.P., COOPER, H.H., 1922, IRON ORESFUELS & FLUXES OF WN: WN DIV. GEOL. BULL.27WN DIV. GEOL. & EARTH RESOURCES UNPUBLISHED DATA