Blue Eyes Claim

The Blue Eyes Claim is a manganese mine located in Clallam county, Washington at an elevation of 2,260 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: Blue Eyes Claim
Secondary: Moon
Secondary: Sheridan
Secondary: Jean

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: Washington
County: Clallam

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: F. A. Conrad, Port Angeles, 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: LENSES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

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

Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 6 SAMPES IN 1930'S BY WPA AVG: 14.3% MN, 21.7% FE, 41.6% SIOZ

Materials

Ore: Bementite

Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT .5 MILE SSE OF NORTH POINT LOOKOUT; 1:62500 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1957 EDITION

Comment (Development): SIX TRENCHES.

Comment (Deposit): 2 BODIES OF ORE OCCURING IN MASSIVE RED LIMESTONE.

Comment (Workings): SIX TRENCHES

References

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMM RI NO. 7, P. 28-29

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5530, P. 21-23

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 254

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