Lytle-Lynch

The Lytle-Lynch is a mercury mine located in Lewis county, Washington at an elevation of 1,667 feet.

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

Name: Lytle-Lynch

State:  Washington

County:  Lewis

Elevation: 1,667 Feet (508 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 46.5575, -122.23333

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Lytle-Lynch MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lytle-Lynch
Secondary: Charlotte Ann
Secondary: Kropolis


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Washington
County: Lewis
District: Morton District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Baker Fentress Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Form: THIN SEAMS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Breccia. Host Rocks Were Folded And Faulted In Tertiary


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE SAID TO AVERAGE $5/TON


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Location): PROPERTY COVERS 240 ACRES

Comment (Deposit): ORE PRESENT IN FAULT BRECCIA. A MODEL HAS NOT YET BEEN PUBLISHED FOR THIS TYPE OF DEPOSIT

Comment (Workings): 5 TUNNELS

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: CINNABAR ALONG SEAMS IN FAULT BRECCIA


References

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 149.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 365.

Reference (Production): USBM DATA

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 265.

Reference (Deposit): MACKIN, J.H., 1944, RELATION OF GEOLOGY TO MINERALIZATION IN THE MORTON CINNABAR DISTRICT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 6, P. 37-39.


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