The Blue Ox Prospect is a manganese mine located in Clallam county, Washington at an elevation of 781 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: 781 Feet (238 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 48.07222, -123.91278
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Blue Ox Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Ox Prospect
Secondary: Mother
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Secondary: 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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Charles S. Anderson And Theodore F. Rixon, Port Angeles, Wa.
Years: 1934 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS: 30.6% MN, 4.6% FE
Materials
Ore: Bementite
Comments
Comment (Development): SHORT ADIT, TWO DIAMOND-DRILL HOLES OF UNKNOWN BEARING AND INCLINATION 273 FT AND 346 FT LONG WERE DRILLED IN 1943 BY THE ALASKA PACIFIC CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY.
Comment (Deposit): AN IRREGULAR, LENTICULAR MASS OF SILICEOUS MANGANESE-BEARING ROCK WITHIN RED LIMESTONE.
Comment (Workings): 27 FT ADIT (NOW CAVED)
Comment (Deposit): 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. STOCKPILED ROCK BY ADIT CONTAINS CONSIDERABLE HAUSMANNITE (ASSAY: 27.5% MN). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): COMMON DISCOVERY POST 67 FT EAST AND 7 FT NORTH OF SW CORNER LOT 4, SEC 30.30 FT ABOVE COUNTY ROAD TO OVINGTON.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMM RI NO. 7, P. 26-32
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 254
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI NO. 5530, P. 46-47
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