Esther-Irene

The Esther-Irene is a manganese mine located in Grays Harbor county, Washington at an elevation of 1,266 feet.

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Site Name

Primary: Esther-Irene
Secondary: Cook Creek No. 26 Mine

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

Location

State: Washington
County: Grays Harbor
District: Quinault 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

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Dave Pryde And Henry Egge, Hoquiam, Wash.
Years: 1944 -

Owner Name: Consolidated Minerals Corp. Seattle, Wash.

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: LENS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Minor Faults And Fracturing In The Greenstone

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: TWO SELECTED SAMPLES ASSAYED 16.3 AND 26.8% MN. ASSAYS AS HIGH AS 40% HAVE BEEN REPORTED

Materials

Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Bementite
Ore: Manganite

Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. AN ALTERNATIVE LOCATION (MAGILL) IS GIVEN AS SEC. 24. THERE ARE 2 CLAIMS LOCATED AT HEAD OF PHILLIPS CREEK.

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION YEAR UNKNOWN

Comment (Development): EXPLORATORY BULLDOZER TRENCHING WAS UNDERTAKEN BY THE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IN 1954 TO SEARCH FOR EXTENSIONS OF THE ORE BODIES. RESULTS WERE NOT REPORTED IN REFERENCES

Comment (Deposit): TWO SMALL, MANGANIFEROUS ORE BODIES IN SEPARATE SILICEOUS ZONES IN ALTERED BASALT. ZONES ARE 6 X 30 FT AND 6 X 22 FT. ORE IS EXPOSED IN 4 PLACES OVER A 135 FT DISTANCE AND ONE BODY WAS UP TO 20 FT WIDE

Comment (Workings): AREA GIVEN IS FOR EXTENT OF ORE BODY, LENGTH AND WIDTH ARE FOR SURFACE WORKINGS - OPEN CUT AND PITS

Comment (Geology): SPRING AT ABOUT 945 FT ELEVATION (NEXT TO LOWER ZONE) ISSUES FROM GREENSTONE.

References

Reference (Deposit): MAGILL, E.A., 1960, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF TEH OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WASH.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5530, P. 69-70.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETN 37, V. 1, P. 258.

Reference (Production): WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 258

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. 102.

Reference (Deposit): GREEN, S.H., 1945, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7, P. 43.

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