Three Lakes South

Prospect in Skagit county in Washington, United States with commodities Chromium, Iron

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10180024
MAS/MILS ID 0530570010
Record type Site
Current site name Three Lakes South
Alternate or previous names Alamether & Gora, Begonia, Howard, Shaft, Mestha, Hammond, Aster, Elm, Maple, Jean, Bosman, Pine, Spruce

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.88984, 48.63481 (WGS84)
Elevation 884
Location accuracy 500(meters)
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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 036 N 007 E 03 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Primary
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.88984, 48.63481

Ore body information

  • Strike N44W
    Dip 89N
    Thickness 24M
    Depth to top 0M
    Width 31M
    Length 49M
    Area 66HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N44W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 66
    Date of Last Modification 830316

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPTH OF UNCONSOLIDATED MATERIAL, LENGTH, THICKNESS,AND WIDTH OF THE ORE BODY ARE ALL ESTIMATES.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sisters

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Twin Sisters Associated Advisory Council
    Home office Washington
    Year 1975
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Industrial Mining Co.
    Home office Washington
    Year 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C1=M1C2+M1C3. MATRIX 1 GRADE IS APPROXIMATED FOR 10 & 25% PROBABILITY. MATRIX INFO. FROM MAGIL, E.A., DEFENSE MINERALS REPORT IDME8

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0530570010

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAS FILES WFOC

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GENERAL INFO ON BENEFICIATION AND TRANSPORTATION IS SUPPLIED IN THE OLD MAS FORMS CONTAINED IN WFOC BACK-UP FILE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-83 Sweeney, Thomas M. U.S. Bureau of Mines