Black Hump Claim

The Black Hump Claim is a manganese mine located in Mason county, Washington at an elevation of 2,402 feet.

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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

Name: Black Hump Claim  

State:  Washington

County:  Mason

Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 47.53083, -123.32806

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Black Hump Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Hump Claim


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Washington
County: Mason


Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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 Park


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: L. L. Dickenson Of Staircase Resort
Years: 1942 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1924
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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS: 28% MN, 17% FE, 25% SIO2


Materials

Ore: Bementite


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. PROPERTY CONSISTS OF ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM

Comment (Geology): HOST ROCKS OVERLIE CRESCENT FORMATION

Comment (Production): SMALL PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1924

Comment (Deposit): NO DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION IN REFERENCES


References

Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956

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. 157.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 260.


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