The Mineral Creek Mine is a arsenic mine located in Lewis county, Washington at an elevation of 2,001 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
Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)
Commodity: Arsenic
Lat, Long: 46.66472, -122.10472
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Mineral Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Creek Mine
Commodity
Primary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Lewis
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: State Of Washington
Home Office: Washington
Owner Name: Leased By John M. Allen, Tacoma, Wash.
Years: 1949 -
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
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: UNKNOWN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE SAID TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN ACROSS A 300 FT FACE ASSAYED 3.80% ZN, 3.60% PB, 2.56 OZ AG
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Realgar
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NO DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN REFERENCE
Comment (Location): ON MINERAL CREEK
Comment (Production): SMALL PRODUCTION ALSO IN 1904-1905
Comment (Geology): NO GEOLOGIC INFORMATION IN REFERENCE; RECENT MAPPING INDICATES ANDESITIC FLOWS
Comment (Deposit): LEASE LOTS 2 AND 4 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHASSE, H.W., 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CENTRALIA QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 87-11, SCALE 1:100,000.
Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956
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. 363.
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