Cle Elum River South Deposit

The Cle Elum River South Deposit is a mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 4,400 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: Cle Elum River South Deposit
Secondary: Cle Elum River Area 1
Secondary: Balfour Guthrie
Secondary: Magnetic Ridge - 0530370413

Commodity

Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Chromium

Location

State: Washington
County: Kittitas
District: Cle Elum District

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: Balfour, Guthrie And Co., Ltd.
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1944

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Millerite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Garnierite
Unknown: Chromite

Comments

Comment (Location): DEPOSIT ALSO IN SE/4 AND NW/4 SEC. 1, AND E/2 SEC. 3. SEE ALSO 0530370003, 0530370433, 0530370434, AND 0530370435.

References

Reference (Deposit): AND INDUSTRIAL MINERAL DEVELOPMENT, P. 111-114.

Reference (Deposit): P. 197.

Reference (Deposit): THE PACIFIC NW: NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO., PROPERTIES

Reference (Deposit): BINON, L.C., 1959, COMMODITY REPORT - IRON ORE RESOURCES OF

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,

Reference (Deposit): MATERIALS SURVEY, PORTLAND, OR, P. 67-76.

Reference (Deposit): OR, AND IDAHO: RESOURCE REPORT NO. 5 FOR THE RAW

Reference (Deposit): ZAPFFE, CARL, 1949, A REVIEW OF IRON BEARING DEPOSITS IN WA,

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. GEOL. RI 12, 1944, P. 36-37.

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. GEOL. RI 11, 1944, P. 54-63.

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