Hurricane Claim

The Hurricane Claim is a manganese mine located in Clallam county, Washington at an elevation of 3,901 feet.

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Site Name

Primary: Hurricane Claim

Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Washington
County: Clallam

Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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.
Administrative Organization: In Olympic National Park

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Edward N. Fitzgerald, Port Angeles, Wash.
Years: 1960 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Olympic Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Volcanogenic Mn, Olympic Peninsula

Orebody

Form: LENSES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM DUMP AREA: 43.0% MN
Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM STOCKPILE: 32.8% MN

Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Rhodonite
Ore: Bementite
Ore: Hausmannite
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR HUTTON CREEK. PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 1 CLAIM. CLAIM MAY LIE WITHIN PORT ANGELES QUADRANGLE

Comment (Production): 1,000 TONS OF ORE TAKEN OUT

Comment (Deposit): HUNTTING INDICATES TWO ORE BODIES

Comment (Workings): TWO ADITS, AN OPENCUT, 20 FT SHAFT, 40 FT SHAFT. EXTENDING FROM THE 40 FT SHAFT ARE A 30 FT DRIFT (20 FT LEVEL) AND A 70 FT DRIFT (40 FT LEVEL).

Comment (Geology): AREA IS UNDERLAIN BY HIGHLY ALTERED BASALT CONTAINING INTERCALATED PODS OR LENSES OF RED LIMESTONE.

References

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. 255.

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. 25.

Reference (Deposit): MAGILL, E.A., 1960, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, WASH.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5530, P. 49-50, 76.

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