The Stafford Creek Deposits - Area 1 is a iron mine located in Kittitas county, Washington.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Stafford Creek Deposits - Area 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stafford Creek Deposits - Area 1
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: Washington
County: Kittitas
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unconsolidated Sediments
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Location): DEPOSIT IS JUST WEST OF STAFFORD CREEK; 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1961 EDITION
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH DIV GEOL RI 12, P. 20-23
Reference (Deposit): WASH DMG BULL 37, PART II, P. 197-198
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