Leader Claim

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048004
MRDS ID M700396
Record type Site
Current site name Leader Claim
Related records 10156177

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -121.89957, 48.63981 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 4.6 MILES WEST OF DOCK BUTTE.
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Skagit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 036N 007E 03,04 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ELEVATION IS APPROXIMATE; BY THREE LAKES.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Dunite Gangue

Analytical data

Result CR/FE RATIO OF 2.35

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -121.89957, 48.63981

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Width 1.83M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place

Mining district

District name Hamilton District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Twin Sisters Chrome And Magnesium Corp.
    Home office Seattle, Wa.
    First year 1954

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS UNKNOWN.

Comments on development

  • DEVELOPMENT UNKNOWN.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M700396

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WDMG BULL 37, P. 39, 40

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE EXPOSED AT THREE LOCALITIES. ORE IS BANDED AND DISSEMINATED. LENSES OF PURE CHROMITE IN DUNITE
Deposit PART OF THREE LAKES PROPERTY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1982 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey