The Black Tail is a copper mine located in Mason county, Washington at an elevation of 2,999 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
Elevation: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 47.60194, -123.34250
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Black Tail MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Tail
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Washington
County: Mason
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.
Administrative Organization: In Olympic National Park
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Model Name: Massive sulfide, Cyprus
Orebody
Form: UNKNOWN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. 2 MI NORTH OF BLACK AND WHITE MINE
Comment (Deposit): AREA OF ACCRETED TERRANE MAY SUGGEST A CYPRUS MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT, BUT THERE IS NO DESCRIPTIVE OR GEOLOGIC INFORMATIN IN REFERENCE
Comment (Geology): NO GEOLOGIC INFORMATION GIVEN. HOST ROCKS ARE POSSIBLY SAME UNNAMED EO-OLIGO BASALTS AND OTHER ROCKS PRESENT IN PROSPECTS TO SOUTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 61
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