Black and White

The Black and White is a copper, manganese, silver, nickel, and magnesite mine located in Mason county, Washington.

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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: Black and White
Secondary: Three Friends

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Silver
Primary: Nickel
Primary: Magnesite

Location

State: Washington
County: Mason

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Olympic Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Rhodochrosite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Rhodonite
Ore: Bementite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Jasper

Comments

Comment (Geology): THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRY ROCKS IN THE AREA ARE ALTERED BASALTS AND ARGILLITE, GRAYWACKE, LIMESTONE, AND SOME PHYLLITE. NEAR KIDNEY (WHITE AND BLACK) LAKES, THEY TREND APPROXIMATELY N20E AND DIP STEEPLY EASTWARD.

Comment (Location): ELEVATION 4250 FEET, BY BLACK AND WHITE LAKES. ON THE WEST SLOPE OF MOUNT GLADYS, AN ACCESS ROAD FROM THE LINCOLN GUARD STATION FOLLOWS THE EAST SIDE OF THE NORTH FORK SKOKOMISH RIVER FOR 3.7 MILES. A GOOD PACK TRAIL CONTINUES 5 MILES FROM THE END OF THE ROAD TO THE DEPOSIT.

Comment (Production): PRODUCED 5 TONS OF ORE IN 1915 CONTAINING 0.40 OZ/TON AG, 7.85% CU, 3.2% FE, AND 65% INSOLUBLE (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 62).

References

Reference (Deposit): GARRISON, R.E., 1973, SPACE-TIME RELATIONS OF PELAGIC LIMESTONES AND VOLCANIC ROCKS, OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, WASHINGTON: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 84, NO. 2, P. 583-594.

Reference (Deposit): GREEN, S.H., 1945, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7, 45 P., 1 PL.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.

Reference (Deposit): MAGILL, E.A., 1960, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, WASHINGTON: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5530, 82 P

Reference (Deposit): SOREM, R.K.; GUNN, D.W., 1967, MINERALOGY OF MANGANESE DEPOSITS, OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, WASHINGTON: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 62, NO. 1, P. 22-56.

Reference (Deposit): TABOR, R.W.; CADY, W.M., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS SERIES MAP I-994, 2 SHEETS, SCALE 1:125,000

Reference (Deposit): WDGER OF 90-18

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