The Black Hump Claim is a manganese mine located in Mason county, Washington at an elevation of 2,402 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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 47.53083, -123.32806
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Black Hump Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Hump Claim
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Washington
County: Mason
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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.
Administrative Organization: In Olympic National Park
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: L. L. Dickenson Of Staircase Resort
Years: 1942 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1924
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
Model Name: Volcanogenic Mn, Olympic Peninsula
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS: 28% MN, 17% FE, 25% SIO2
Materials
Ore: Bementite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. PROPERTY CONSISTS OF ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM
Comment (Geology): HOST ROCKS OVERLIE CRESCENT FORMATION
Comment (Production): SMALL PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1924
Comment (Deposit): NO DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION IN REFERENCES
References
Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956
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. 157.
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. 260.
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