The Mount Phelps is a zinc mine located in King county, Washington at an elevation of 3,199 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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 47.6722, -121.56530
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Mount Phelps MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mount Phelps
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Washington
County: King
District: Buena Vista District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): PROSPECT IS REPORTED IN SECS. 5-8; THIS RECORD IS PLOTTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF THESE FOUR SECTIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 63, 1971, TABLE 28, P. 176
Reference (Deposit): P. 363.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
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