Anderson

The Anderson is a iron mine located in King county, Washington at an elevation of 1,699 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: Anderson

State:  Washington

County:  King

Elevation: 1,699 Feet (518 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 47.755, -121.50528

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Anderson MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Anderson
Secondary: Baring


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal


Location

State: Washington
County: King
District: Miller River District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Theodore Anderson, Everett
Years: 1943 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Skarn Fe


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR MASS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Contact Of Batholith With Sedimentary Rocks


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 35-60.7% FE, 9.51-10.2% SIO, 20.75% AL2O3, 4.53% CAO, 1.15% MGO, 0.65% P, 0.09%S, TR-0.94% TIO2


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): ABOUT 2,000 TONS EXPOSED

Comment (Location): ADJACENT TO BUT NOT IN SNOQUALMIE NATIONAL FOREST

Comment (Production): ONE CARLOAD REPORTEDLY SHIPPED

Comment (Workings): CAVED ADIT, 2 OPEN CUTS

Comment (Geology): QUARTZITE PRESUMED TO BE A SMALL ROOF PENDANT IN THE BATHOLITH


References

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 105.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 196.

Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956


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