Mineral Creek Mine

The Mineral Creek Mine is a arsenic mine located in Lewis county, Washington at an elevation of 2,001 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: Mineral Creek Mine  

State:  Washington

County:  Lewis

Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)

Commodity: Arsenic

Lat, Long: 46.66472, -122.10472

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Mineral Creek Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mineral Creek Mine


Commodity

Primary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Washington
County: Lewis


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

Owner Name: State Of Washington
Home Office: Washington

Owner Name: Leased By John M. Allen, Tacoma, Wash.
Years: 1949 -


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: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: UNKNOWN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE SAID TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN ACROSS A 300 FT FACE ASSAYED 3.80% ZN, 3.60% PB, 2.56 OZ AG


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Realgar
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): NO DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN REFERENCE

Comment (Location): ON MINERAL CREEK

Comment (Production): SMALL PRODUCTION ALSO IN 1904-1905

Comment (Geology): NO GEOLOGIC INFORMATION IN REFERENCE; RECENT MAPPING INDICATES ANDESITIC FLOWS

Comment (Deposit): LEASE LOTS 2 AND 4 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): SCHASSE, H.W., 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CENTRALIA QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 87-11, SCALE 1:100,000.

Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956

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. 363.


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