Kathryn Claim

The Kathryn Claim is a copper mine located in Clallam county, Washington at an elevation of 1,401 feet.

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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: Kathryn Claim  

State:  Washington

County:  Clallam

Elevation: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 48.04583, -124.08333

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Kathryn Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kathryn Claim


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Washington
County: Clallam


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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 Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: J. C. Krueger
Home Office: Port Angeles, Wa
Years: 1952 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Not available


Orebody

Form: UNKNOWN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): PARTLY UNSURVEYED. BY BONIDU CREEK. PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Geology): GANGUE: RED ARGILLACEOUS LIMESTONE IN BASALT.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION NOT AVAILABLE IN REFERENCE. SETTING COULD SUGGEST A POSSIBLE MAGMATIC SEGREGATION OR MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS NOT KNOWN.


References

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 51


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