The Kathryn Claim is a copper mine located in Clallam county, Washington at an elevation of 1,401 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: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 48.04583, -124.08333
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Kathryn Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kathryn Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
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.
Administrative Organization: In Olympic National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. C. Krueger
Home Office: Port Angeles, Wa
Years: 1952 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
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: UNKNOWN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): PARTLY UNSURVEYED. BY BONIDU CREEK. PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Geology): GANGUE: RED ARGILLACEOUS LIMESTONE IN BASALT.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION NOT AVAILABLE IN REFERENCE. SETTING COULD SUGGEST A POSSIBLE MAGMATIC SEGREGATION OR MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS NOT KNOWN.
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 51
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