Lucky Creek Claim

The Lucky Creek Claim is a manganese mine located in Jefferson county, Washington at an elevation of 1,401 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: Lucky Creek Claim

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: Washington
County: Jefferson

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: Calvin H. Barkdull, 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: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS: 25.2% MN, 6.1% FE, 30.6% SIOZ

Materials

Ore: Bementite
Gangue: Jasper

Comments

Comment (Location): POSSIBLY IN SW CORNER.

Comment (Development): SHORT ADIT

Comment (Deposit): THE DEPOSIT IS A TABULAR BODY LYING BETWEEN BASALT AND TUFF. IT IS EXPOSED IN THE CANYON WALL OVER A SLOPE DISTANCE OF 350 FEET, AVERAGES ABOUT 1 FOOT IN WIDTH, AND STRIKES NORTH-SOUTH WITH AN ALMOST VERTICAL DIP. A FAULT CAUSES A 20-FOOT HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENT IN THE ORE BODY AND BREAKS ITS CONTINUITY NEAR THE CENTER. THE PRINCIPAL MANGANESE MINERALS ARE SILICATES, WITH BEMENTITE PREDOMINATING. TWELVE SAMPLES, WITH AN AVERAGE WIDTH OF 0.9 FOOT, HAD A WEIGHTED ASSAY OF 23.5 PERCENT MN, 6.0 PERCENT FE, AND 31.8 PERCENT INSOLUBLE

Comment (Deposit): 10 CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): WDMG BULL 37, P. 259

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5530, P. 58, 76

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