The Mineral Creek is a arsenic, lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Lewis county, Washington.
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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:
Commodity: Arsenic, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 46.66667, -122.10056
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Mineral Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Creek
Commodity
Primary: Arsenic
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Washington
County: Lewis
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Realgar
Comments
Comment (Production): REPORTEDLY 1000 TONS OF ARSENIC ORE PRODUCED IN 1903 AND SOME PRODUCTION IN 1904 AND 1904. A SAMPLE SAID TO COME FROM A 300-FT FACE ASSAYED 3.8% ZN, 3.6% PB AND 2.56 OZ/TON AG (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 363).
Comment (Geology): HOST ROCKS AT THE MINERAL CREEK DEPOSIT ARE IN A SEQUENCE OF EOCENE TO OLIGOCENE BASALTIC ANDESITE AND ANDESTIE FLOWS.
Comment (Location): ON MINERAL CREEK
References
Reference (Deposit): SWANSON, D.A.; CAMERON, K.A.; EVARTS, R.C.; PRINGLE, P.T.; VANCE, J.A., 1989, EXCURSION 1A--CENOZOIC VOLCANISM IN THE CASCADE RANGE AND COLUMBIA PLATEAU, SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERNMOST OREGON. IN CHAPIN, C.E.; ZIDEK, JIRI, EDITORS, FIELD EXCURSIONS TO VOLCANIC TERRANES IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, VOLUME II, - CASCADES AND INTERMOUNTAIN WEST: NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MEMOIR 47, P. 1-50.
Reference (Deposit): WALSH, T.J.; KOROSEC, M.A.; PHILLIPS, W.M.; LOGAN, R.L.; SCHASSE, H.W., 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF WASHINGTON - SOUTHWEST QUADRANT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES GEOLOGIC MAP GM-34, 2 SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000, WITH 28 P. TEXT.
Reference (Deposit): WDGER OF-9018
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
Reference (Deposit): SCHASSE, H.W., COMPILER, 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CENTRALIA QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 87-11, 28 P., 1 PL.
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