The Eureka Creek is a manganese mine located in Clallam county, Washington at an elevation of 1,545 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: 1,545 Feet (471 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 48.07639, -124.05250
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Eureka Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eureka Creek
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Washington
County: Clallam
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Workings): TRENCHING AND STRIPPING
Comment (Geology): LIMESTONE GRADES INTO LIMONITE WITH SMALL MASSES OF HEMATITE.
Comment (Location): EAST OF EUREKA CREEK; IN SAME GENERAL AREA AS BLUE EYES (RECORD NO. M700212).
Comment (Commodity): MN ORES NOT LISTED IN REFERENCE, BUT ARE PROBABLY BEMENTITE AND ASSOCIATED ORES SINCE CLAIM IS IN SAME FORMATION AS BLUE EYES CLAIM (RECORD NO. M700212.
Comment (Development): TRENCHING
Comment (Deposit): ORE LIES BETWEEN GREENSTONE AND RED LIMESTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMM RI NO. 7, P. 29
Reference (Deposit): WASH DMG BULL 37, P. 255
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