Triple Trip Prospect

The Triple Trip Prospect is a manganese mine located in Mason county, Washington at an elevation of 1,001 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

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Site Name

Primary: Triple Trip Prospect
Secondary: Brown Mule
Secondary: McKean

Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Washington
County: Mason
District: North Fork Skokomish River Area

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 And Possibly Also In Olympic National Park

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: C. E. Brown And C. E. Russell, Olympia, Wash. (Possessory Title)
Years: 1942 -

Production

Year: 1945
Time Period: Wwi
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^35-45% Mn, 17-30% Sio2

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Year Last Production: 1918
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: TABULAR, LENS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS OF 6 SAMPLES YIELDED 6-25% MN, 8-21% FE, 11-37% SIO2, 4-36% CAO. 2 SAMPLES FROM MAIN ORE BODY AVERAGED 24.8% MN

Materials

Ore: Bementite
Gangue: Jasper

Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. 0.25 MI UP COPPER CREEK FROM THE NORTH FORK SKOKOMISH RIVER; ON THE NORTH BANK OF COPPER (BOULDER) CREEK

Comment (Deposit): ORE BODY IS ABOUT 1.5 FT THICK, 70 FT LONG, AND 30 FT WIDE. IT IS IN RED LIMESTONE ABOUT 1 FT FROM ITS CONTACT WITH PILLOW BASALT. OTHER SMALL MASSES OF MANGANIFEROUS ROCK HAVE BEEN UNCOVERED IN PITS ALONG COPPER CREEK TO THE SOUTHWEST. THEY ARE ON THE STRIKE OF THE MAIN BODY, BUT CONTINUITY HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. ORE BODY GRADES INTO LIMESTONE TO SOUTHWEST

Comment (Workings): 60 FT CROSSCUT WITH A 75 FT DRIFT, OLD ADIT WITH ABOUT 50 FT OF WORKINGS.

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO MRDS RECORD M700335

References

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. 261.

Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956

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. 160.

Reference (Deposit): GREEN, S.H., 1945, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7, P. 39.

Reference (Deposit): MAGILL, E.A., 1960, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WASH.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5530, P. 62.

Reference (Deposit): PARK, C.F., JR., 1942, MANGANESE RESOURCES OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WASHINGTON, A PRELIMINARY REPORT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 931-R, P. 454-455.

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