Apex

The Apex is a mercury mine located in Lewis county, Washington at an elevation of 1,749 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: Apex  

State:  Washington

County:  Lewis

Elevation: 1,749 Feet (533 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 46.55361, -122.23167

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Apex MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Apex
Secondary: Gallagher
Secondary: Miller
Secondary: Consolidated


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Washington
County: Lewis
District: Morton District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Apex Mercury Mining Co.
Home Office: Tacoma, Wa.
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

Not available


Orebody

Form: DISSEMINATED


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Breccia. Host Rocks Folded And Faulted In Tertiary


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar


Comments

Comment (Deposit): A MODEL HAS NOT YET BEEN PUBLISHED FOR THIS TYPE OF DEPOSIT

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS

Comment (Production): A FEW FLASKS PRODUCED

Comment (Location): PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 120 ACRES COVERING THREE QUARTER QUARTER SECTIONS. WORKINGS ARE ABOUT 800 FT NORTHEAST OF PARMENTER ADIT


References

Reference (Production): USBM IC 8252

Reference (Deposit): MACKIN, J.H., 1944, RELATION OF GEOLOGY TO MINERALIZATION IN THE MORTON CINNABAR DISTRICT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 6, P. 34-37.

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): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MRCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 364.


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