The Negro Creek is a iron mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 4,839 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: 4,839 Feet (1,475 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 47.4064, -120.76860
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Negro Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Negro Creek
Secondary: Nigger Creek
Secondary: Davenport
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Chromium
Location
State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Blewett
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-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
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Serpentine
Comments
Comment (Geology): ROCK IS A SERPENTINIZED PERIDOTITE AND MINERALS INCLUDES A CLAY-RICH RESIDUUM OF LATERITES. REPORTED RESOURCES OF 59,850 TONS EXPOSED, 45,720 TONS PROBABLE AND 435,850 TONS POSSIBLE ORE.
Comment (Names): The original site name contained a derogatory word that has been changed according to Department of the Interior policy outlined at http://geonames.usgs.gov/docs/pro_pol_pro.pdf. See Chap. 3, Policy V. The revised form of the name now appears in the permanent record as the "Current" or preferred site name, and the prior, derogatory name is labeled "Previous".
References
Reference (Deposit): WA ST BULL 37,P 194,METALLICS
Reference (Deposit): ALSO IN SW1/4S1/2 AND SE1/4N1/2 SEC 7 AND SW1/4NW1/4 SEC 8 (
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