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Index Bornite Mine

The Index Bornite mine is located in the Index Mining District of Snohomish County WA. The property consisted of 2 claims located on Lewis Creek.   The Index Bornite claims were originally discovered on May 20th 1898 by by Alec Watt, Chas Cummings, and York Barington  .  In June of 1899 the claims were incorporated into the Index Bornite Copper Mining Company.  The company operated the mine from 1902-1917

The development work on the property consisted of 700 feet of tunnel, including a shaft, trails and cabins.