The Ladd is a mercury mine located in Lewis county, Washington at an elevation of 2,001 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
Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 46.71389, -122.24389
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Ladd MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ladd
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Washington
County: Lewis
District: Morton District
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: Placer
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: FLOAT
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CINNABAR FLOAT WAS FOUND WHEN A NEW ROAD WAS BUILT TO THE UPPER ADIT OF THE LADD COAL MINE. THIS DEPOSIT HAS BEEN GIVEN THE INFORMAL MODEL NAME PLACER HG, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN PUBLISHED
Comment (Geology): NATURE OF OCCURRENCE IS NOT CLEAR. IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY SOUND LIKE THE FLOAT WAS FOUND IN A STREAM. RATHER IT SOUNDS LIKE RESIDUAL MATERIAL ON A HILLSIDE. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER THE SOURCE WAS SOUGHT.
References
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. 364.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 265.
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