Lot No 5. 182 Prospects

The Lot No 5. 182 Prospects is a manganese mine located in Clallam county, Washington at an elevation of 1,250 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

Name: Lot No 5. 182 Prospects  

State:  Washington

County:  Clallam

Elevation: 1,250 Feet (381 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 48.14917, -124.30611

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Lot No 5. 182 Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lot No 5. 182 Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


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

Owner Name: Schultz, John G.
Home Office: Sappho, 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: PODS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Basalt Is Altered


Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: A SELECT GRAB SAMPLE REPRESENTING BOTH LENSES ASSAYED 44.5 PERCENT MN. A GRAB SAMPLE REPRESENTING BOTH BOULDERS ASSAYED 40.6% MN.


Materials

Ore: Bementite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): TRENCH NO. 1, THE MOST EASTERLY OF THE THREE, HAS EXPOSED A LENS OF MANGANESE SILICATES 6 FEET LONG, 4 FEET THICK, AND ABOUT 5 FEET DEEP. IN TRENCH NO. 2 A MANGANIFEROUS BOULDER APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET IN DIAMETER IS EXPOSED IN THE CENTER OF THE CUT. TRENCH NO. 3, THE MOST WESTERLY CUT, CONTAINS TWO BOULDERLIKE MANGANESE BODIES THAT MESURE 2 AND 3 FEET IN DIAMETER.

Comment (Workings): THREE TRENCHES

Comment (Deposit): THE EXPOSURES ARE INADEQUATE FOR DETERMINING IF THE MANGANESE MINERALIZATION IS CONTINUOUS BETWEEN THE TRENCHES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): ALONG FOOT TRAIL, 2.5 MILES FROM END OF BEAR CREEK ROAD TO A BRANCH IN TRAIL (NE TRAIL), THE ONE MILE ALONG THE SOUTH BRANCH.

Comment (Development): THREE TRENCHES.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5530, P. 8-9, 76


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