The Excelsior is a mine located in Grays Harbor county, Washington.
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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
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Excelsior MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Excelsior
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Washington
County: Grays Harbor
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1956
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
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): NOTE: THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION (R. 12 W.) IS IMPROBABLE FOR THIS DEPOSIT; IT IS MOST LIKELY IN R. 9 W. IN THE VICINITY OF OTHER REPORTED MANGANESE DEPOSITS.
References
Reference (Deposit): P. 258.
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,
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