H-O-M-E

The H-O-M-E is a mercury mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 2,749 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

Name: H-O-M-E  

State:  Washington

County:  Kittitas

Elevation: 2,749 Feet (838 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 47.10361, -120.95694

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H-O-M-E MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: H-O-M-E
Secondary: Silver Tip
Secondary: Gold Crown
Secondary: Home


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Washington
County: Kittitas
District: Cle Elum District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: C. C. Merriman, H. M. Hoyt, V. C. Denny

Owner Name: Home Mining Co.
Years: 1943 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Model Name: Silica-carbonate Hg


Orebody

Form: DISSEMINATED, THIN SEAMS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Sheared Rock


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE AT SILVER TIP SAID TO AVERAGE 0.5% HG, BUT THAT SEEMS HIGH


Materials

Ore: Mercury
Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Deposit): MRDS RECORD M025899 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED

Comment (Workings): DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS

Comment (Location): SILVER TIP IS NEAR CENTER SE/4 SEC. 28. H-O-M-E CONSISTS OF 25 CLAIMS, 5 OF WHICH ARE PATENTED; NEAR JUNCTION OF FROSTY AND TANEUM CREEKS

Comment (Deposit): ORE IS IN SHEAR ZONES NEAR CONTACT OF SEDIMENTARY AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS


References

Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 134, 143.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 366.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 264.

Reference (Deposit): NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO., 1941, TABULATED SUMMARY OF SPECIAL GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE REPORTS OF WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO: LAND DEPARTMENT, GEOLOGIC DIVISION, 19 P.


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