North Pole Quartz Claim

The North Pole Quartz Claim is a manganese mine located in Jefferson county, Washington at an elevation of 3,199 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: North Pole Quartz Claim  

State:  Washington

County:  Jefferson

Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 47.61417, -123.14917

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North Pole Quartz Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: North Pole Quartz Claim


Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Iron


Location

State: Washington
County: Jefferson


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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Jasper


Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR LENA LAKE.

Comment (Development): UNKNOWN DEVELOPMENT

Comment (Deposit): TWO LENSES OF ORE IN GREENSTONE: ONE OUTCROP 6 FT BY 4 FT, ANOTHER 8 FT BY 5 FT.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS UNKNOWN


References

Reference (Deposit): WDMG BULL 37, P. 259


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