Stafford Creek Deposits - Area 1

The Stafford Creek Deposits - Area 1 is a iron mine located in Kittitas county, Washington.

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

Name: Stafford Creek Deposits - Area 1  

State:  Washington

County:  Kittitas

Elevation:

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 47.39917, -120.80278

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Stafford Creek Deposits - Area 1 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Stafford Creek Deposits - Area 1


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Nickel


Location

State: Washington
County: Kittitas


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unconsolidated Sediments
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


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

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Location): DEPOSIT IS JUST WEST OF STAFFORD CREEK; 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1961 EDITION


References

Reference (Deposit): WASH DIV GEOL RI 12, P. 20-23

Reference (Deposit): WASH DMG BULL 37, PART II, P. 197-198


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