Black Tail

The Black Tail is a copper mine located in Mason county, Washington at an elevation of 2,999 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: Black Tail  

State:  Washington

County:  Mason

Elevation: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 47.60194, -123.34250

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Black Tail MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Tail


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Washington
County: Mason


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Massive sulfide, Cyprus


Orebody

Form: UNKNOWN


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. 2 MI NORTH OF BLACK AND WHITE MINE

Comment (Deposit): AREA OF ACCRETED TERRANE MAY SUGGEST A CYPRUS MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT, BUT THERE IS NO DESCRIPTIVE OR GEOLOGIC INFORMATIN IN REFERENCE

Comment (Geology): NO GEOLOGIC INFORMATION GIVEN. HOST ROCKS ARE POSSIBLY SAME UNNAMED EO-OLIGO BASALTS AND OTHER ROCKS PRESENT IN PROSPECTS TO SOUTH.


References

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 61


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