The Widow Claim is a manganese 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: Manganese
Lat, Long: 47.49444, -123.43806
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Widow Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Widow Claim
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Washington
County: Mason
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: Ben Booth
Years: 1951 -
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ON TRIBUTARY OF STEEL CREEK (FROM REFERENCE). SECTION NUMBER DOES NOT MATCH THIS LOCATION INFO. THE ONLY TRIBUTARIES TO STEEL CREEK ARE IN SECTION 3 AND T 24N SECTION 34. THE CLAIM IS PROBABLY SOMEWHERE IN ONE OF THESE AREAS. THE ELEVATION IS APPROXIMATE.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS UNKNOWN.
Comment (Deposit): 6 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG. BULL 37, P. 261
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