Alaska Prospect

Occurrence in Whatcom county in Washington, United States with commodity Chromium

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047729
MRDS ID M700002
Record type Site
Current site name Alaska Prospect
Related records 10253492

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.95152, 48.65648 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 4 1/2 MILES SW OF BELL PASS
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Whatcom

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 037N 007E 31 N2 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR CENTER OF N2 SECTION 31, SW SLOPE OF TWIN SISTERS MOUNTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Dunite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.95152, 48.65648

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Twin Sisters Area, Mount Baker District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner L. H. Coffield Et Al

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M700002

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, MARSHALL T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS, PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BUL. 37, P. 40

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-81 Caress, Mary E. (Evarts, Russ) U.S. Geological Survey