The Mark Twain Claim is a manganese mine located in Clallam county, Washington at an elevation of 4,199 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: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 48.01806, -123.74167
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Mark Twain Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mark Twain Claim
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Washington
County: Clallam
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Harry Sweeds, Port Angeles, Wa.
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: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY: 27.3% MN
Materials
Ore: Bementite
Gangue: Jasper
Comments
Comment (Geology): ONE 4-FOOT SAMPLE, TAKEN ACROSS THE MINERALIZED ZONE IN THE EASTERNMOST CUT, ASSAYED 27.3 PERCENT MN. WORK HAS BEEN INSUFFICIENT FOR DETERMINING THE STRIKE LENGTH OF THE DEPOSIT. THE BEST MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN THE WESTERN MOST CUT, AS THE ZONE BECOMES MORE SILICEOUS TO THE EAST.
Comment (Deposit): MANGANESE MINERALIZATION AT THE MARK TWAIN PROSPECT IS EXPOSED IN THREE SHALLOW OPENCUTS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET APART. THE MANGANIFEROUS ZONE, WHICH IS ABOUT 4 FEET WIDE, STRIKES N. 55 DEG W. AND HAS AN ALMOST VERTICAL DIP. THE ORE MINERAL IS BEMENTITE ASSOCIATED WITH JASPER AND RED LIMESTONE.
Comment (Workings): 3 SHALLOW OPENCUTS.
Comment (Location): THE PROSPECT IS REACHED FROM PORT ANGELES BY FOLLOWING U.S. HIGHWAY 101 WEST 9 MILES TO THE ELWHA RIVER, THENCE SOUTH ON THE OLYMPIC HOT SPRINGS ROAD FOR 9 MILES TO THE HAPPY LAKE TRAIL. THE MARK TWAIN CLAIM IS NEEDED, AS THERE IS NO DEFINITE TRAIL DIRECTLY TO THE DEPOSITS.
Comment (Development): THREE SHALLOW OPENCUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5530, P. 52, 77
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