The Hurricane Claim is a manganese mine located in Clallam county, Washington at an elevation of 3,901 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: 3,901 Feet (1,189 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 48.00806, -123.50083
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Hurricane Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hurricane Claim
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Washington
County: Clallam
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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 Park
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Edward N. Fitzgerald, Port Angeles, Wash.
Years: 1960 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Model Name: Volcanogenic Mn, Olympic Peninsula
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM DUMP AREA: 43.0% MN
Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM STOCKPILE: 32.8% MN
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Rhodonite
Ore: Bementite
Ore: Hausmannite
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR HUTTON CREEK. PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 1 CLAIM. CLAIM MAY LIE WITHIN PORT ANGELES QUADRANGLE
Comment (Production): 1,000 TONS OF ORE TAKEN OUT
Comment (Deposit): HUNTTING INDICATES TWO ORE BODIES
Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS, AN OPENCUT, 20 FT SHAFT, 40 FT SHAFT. EXTENDING FROM THE 40 FT SHAFT ARE A 30 FT DRIFT (20 FT LEVEL) AND A 70 FT DRIFT (40 FT LEVEL).
Comment (Geology): AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY HIGHLY ALTERED BASALT CONTAINING INTERCALATED PODS OR LENSES OF RED LIMESTONE.
References
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. 255.
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. 25.
Reference (Deposit): MAGILL, E.A., 1960, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, WASH.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5530, P. 49-50, 76.
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