Bill Prospect

The Bill Prospect is a manganese mine located in Clallam county, Washington at an elevation of 1,299 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

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Site Name

Primary: Bill Prospect
Secondary: W. Coniff

Commodity

Primary: Manganese

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.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Coniff, William
Home Office: Port Angeles, Wa.

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

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE ASSAY (BOTH EXPOSURES COMBINED: 42.6% MN, 14.2% SIOZ, 0.8% ALZO3

Materials

Ore: Bementite
Ore: Hausmannite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): TWO ORE BODY OUTCROPS 25 FT APART.

Comment (Location): HEADWATERS OF ELLIS CREEK; 3.5 MILES BY TRAIL FROM THE END OF THE ROAD AT BEAR CREEK.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS UNKNOWN.

References

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5530, P. 6-7, 76

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