Crescent Mine

The Crescent Mine is a manganese mine located in Clallam county, Washington at an elevation of 1,250 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Crescent Mine

Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Mercury
Secondary: Iron
Tertiary: Sulfur
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Washington
County: Clallam
District: Lake Crescent Area

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: In Olympic National Forest And Olympic National Park

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: T. R. Rixon, K. S. Morgenroth, R. E. Hedman, R. D. Rogers, J. L. Dolliver

Owner Name: Dan C. Peacock And Dan C. Peacock, Jr.
Home Office: Orinda, Ca..
Years: 1955 -

Production

Year: 1953
Time Period: 1952-1953
Material type: ORE AVG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^46% Mn
Year: 1946
Time Period: 1941-1946
Material type: ORE MN
Description: Cp_Grade: ^51.6% Mn
Year: 1926
Time Period: 1923-1926
Material type: ORE MN
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Greater Than 51% Mn

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1924
Year Last Production: 1954
Discovery Year: 1922
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Olympic Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Volcanogenic Mn, Olympic Peninsula

Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Reg.Trends: Wnw-Steeply Dipping

Type: L
Description: Several Reverse Faults Offset The Ore Bodies

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Basalt Is Spilitized

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: (1941-1946): ABOUT 51.6% MN, 1.6% FE, 9.1% SIO2, 0.05% P, TR CU, PB, AND ZN.
Analytical Data: ASSAYS: AVERAGE OF 16,000 TONS (1923-1926): 50.92-54.33% MN, 8.93-7.78% SIO2, 1.13-0.74% S, 0.055-0.53% P205

Materials

Ore: Copper
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Braunite
Ore: Bementite
Ore: Hausmannite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Location): RAILROAD CROSSES PROPERTY; PROPERTY IS ABOUT 0.5 MILE NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 101, ACCESSIBLE BY ROAD EXITING HIGHWAY 1 MI EAST OF FAIRHOLM. 3 PATENTED CLAIMS, 1 UNPATENTED CLAIM. LOCATED ON STEEP SOUTH SIDE OF MULLER RIDGE. MINE IS NEAR COMMON SECTION BOUNDARY

Comment (Deposit): 3 LENTICULAR ORE BODIES ARE IN ARGILLACEOUS RED LIMESTONE 10-140 FT STRATIGRAPHICALLY ABOVE PILLOW BASALT

Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED ON 10 LEVELS; MORE THAN 7,500 FT OF DIAMOND DRILLING. THREE LENSES HAVE BEEN MINED.

Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORDS US53001, W017885 HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED

References

Reference (Production): MAGILL, 1960

Reference (Deposit): 1955-1956 GEOL EXPLORATION, DEFENSE MINERALS EXPLORATION ADMINISTRATION, DIAMOND DRILLING FOUND NO NEW ECONOMIC BODIES

Reference (Deposit): 1938 GEOLMAP C. F. PARK, JR., U.S.G.S. BULL. 931-R

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, R.D., JR., GOWER, H.D. AND SNAVELY, P.D., JR., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE PORT ANGELES-LAKE CRESCENT AREA, CLALLAM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OIL AND GAS INVESTIGATIONS MAP OM-203, SCALE 1:62,500.

Reference (Deposit): 1925 RECON J. T. PARDEE, U.S.G.S. BULL. 795-A

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. 22-23.

Reference (Deposit): 1939-1940 GEOL EXPLORATION, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, DIAMOND DRILL HOLES INTERSECTED MN LENS

Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J.T., 1927, MANGANESE-BEARING DEPOSITS NEAR LAKE CRESCENT AND HUMPTULIPS, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 795-A, P. 16-19.

Reference (Deposit): PARK, C.F. JR., 1942, MANGANESE RESOURCES OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WASHINGTON, A PRELIMINARY REPORT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 931-R, P. 443-445.

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. 254.

Reference (Deposit): MAGILL, E.A., 1960, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WASH.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5530, P. 37-43.

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