The Peterson Tunnel is a mercury mine located in Lewis county, Washington at an elevation of 1,476 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: 1,476 Feet (450 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 46.55917, -122.24361
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Peterson Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peterson Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Washington
County: Lewis
District: Morton District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Diabase
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): PROBABLY NO PRODUCTION
Comment (Geology): DIABASIC ROCK MENTIONED IN REFERENCE IS PRESUMED TO BE PART OF PUGET GROUP
Comment (Location): ABOUT 1,200 FT EAST OF SPENCER WORKINGS
Comment (Commodity): EXAMINATION OF TUNNEL FAILED TO FIND ANY CINNABAR
Comment (Deposit): TUNNEL FOLLOWS INTERSECTION OF TWO FAULTS ALONG WHICH ARE IRON-STAINED JOINTS AND DISSEMINATED PYRITE. A MODEL HAS NOT YET BEEN PUBLISHED FOR THIS TYPE OF DEPOSIT
Comment (Workings): ADIT, OPEN CUTS
References
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. 387.
Reference (Deposit): MACKIN, J.H., 1944, RELATION OF GEOLOGY TO MINERALIZATION IN THE MORTON CINNABAR DISTRICT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 41-42.
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