Pysht Prospect

The Pysht Prospect is a manganese mine located in Clallam county, Washington at an elevation of 1,499 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: Pysht Prospect  

State:  Washington

County:  Clallam

Elevation: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 48.1525, -124.30556

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Pysht Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pysht Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Secondary: Iron
Tertiary: Aluminum


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: R. D. Cunningham And Duke Walkins
Home Office: Sappho, 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: PODS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE FROM STOCKPILE ASSAYED: 44.6% MN, 16.8% SI02, 1.5% FE, 0.58% AL203


Materials

Ore: Bementite


Comments

Comment (Location): 3.5 MILES ALONG NE TRAIL FROM END OF BEAR CREEK.

Comment (Development): SMALL, BADLY SLOUGHED PIT

Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL SMALL, PODLIKE MN OXIDE OCCURENCES.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5530, P. 6-8, 77


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