The Apex Prospect is a mine located in Mason county, Washington at an elevation of 2,402 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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.4994, -123.34170
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Apex Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Apex Prospect
Secondary: Apex
Secondary: Wonder Mountain Rare Ii Area
Secondary: Black Rock Prospect
Secondary: Olympic Peninsula Mn - 0530310200
Commodity
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Calcium
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
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Manganese Products Inc
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1940
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 (Reserve-Resource): RESOURCE FIGURES ARE FROM A 1942 USBM REPORT BY FRANK WIEBEL. EXTENSIVE DIAMOND DRILLING,TRENCHING,AND STRIPPING WAS DONE TO ARRIVE AT THIS FIGURE.
References
Reference (Deposit): NO. 2, P. 9.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 105-82, 1982, TABLE 1,
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 5530, 1959, P. 60-62.
Reference (Deposit): P. 260.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
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