Red Bird Claim

The Red Bird Claim is a manganese mine located in Clallam county, Washington at an elevation of 1,801 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

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Site Name

Primary: Red Bird Claim

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: Dennis Heaney Estate
Home Office: Seattle, 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: LENSES

Structure

Type: L
Description: Joints: N48 E 78n

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Mn Oxide Staining

Rocks

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

Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
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

Analytical Data: TWO SAMPLES ACROSS THE MINERALIZED ZONE ASSAYED 11.2 PERCENT AND 12.0 PERCENT MN. THREE SAMPLES OF THE RED COUNTRY ROCK ASSAYED 1.97, 1.06, AND 1.34 PERCENT MN.

Materials

Ore: Pyrolusite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE BUREAU DID EXTENSIVE TRENCHING AND STRIPPING ON THIS PROPERTY IN 1954. A TOTAL LENGTH OF 1,290 FEET OF TRENCHES AND APPROACHWAYS WAS EXCAVATED. MAXIMUM DEPTH OF THREE PARALLEL TRENCHES WAS 25 FEET AND AVERAGE WIDTH ABOUT 12 FEET. THE WORK WAS UNDERTAKEN BECAUSE OF FAVORABLE GEOLOGIC CONDITIONS AND NEARNESS TO THE CRESCENT MINE. THE RED BIRD IS ONLY ONE-FOURTH MILE WEST OF THE GLORY HOLE AREA OF THE CRESCENT MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): THE RED BIRD CLAIM IS REACHED BY THE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT POWERLINE RIGHT-OF-WAY WHICH TURNS NORTH FROM U.S. HIGHWAY 101, 2 MILES WEST OF FAIRHOLM. THE DEPOSIT IS APPROXIMATELY 1-1/2 MILES FROM THE HIGHWAY.

Comment (Development): THREE TRENCHES

Comment (Deposit): THE ORE MINERAL, PYROLUSITE, OCCURS AS IRREGULAR BLEBS AND SEAMLETS WITHIN THE RED IGNEOUS ROCK IN A ZONE TRENDING N. 60-70 W. THE MINERALIZED ZONE IS ESSENTIALLY VERTICAL. THE EASTERN END OF THE TRENCH IS BROKEN BY A SMALL AREA OF INDISTINCT JOINTING. THE JOINTS STRIKE N. 48 E. AND DIP 78 N. IN THIS AREA, MANGANESE OXIDE STAINS THE RED ROCK FOR A DEPTH OF 20 FEET. THE LOWER AND UPPER TRENCHES ARE IN GREENSTONE. NO MANGANESE MINERALIZATION IS EXPOSED IN EITHER. GREENSTONE, AGGLOMERATE, AND A RED, IGNEOUS ROCK ARE EXPOSED IN THE MIDDLE TRENCH. MEGASCOPICALLY, THE RED ROCK CLOSELY RESEMBLES A RED LIMESTONE.

References

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5530, P. 36-37, 77

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