The Black Diamond is a arsenic mine located in King county, Washington at an elevation of 761 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: 761 Feet (232 Meters)
Commodity: Arsenic
Lat, Long: 47.3136, -122.00110
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Black Diamond MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Diamond
Commodity
Primary: Arsenic
Location
State: Washington
County: King
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: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Puget Trough
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 (Deposit): REALGAR OCCURS AS DISSEMINATED SPOTS ALONG JOINT PLANES IN MASSIVE ARKOSICS AT A DEPTH OF 3,274 TO 3,284 FEET IN AN OIL WELL TEST DRILLED BY SHELL OIL CO. IN 1947.
References
Reference (Deposit): P. 24.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 63, 1971, TABLE 28, P. 158
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLEITN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
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