Crescent Mine

The Crescent Mine is a mine located in Clallam county, Washington at an elevation of 1,099 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: Crescent Mine  

State:  Washington

County:  Clallam

Elevation: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 48.0775, -123.94330

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Crescent Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Crescent Mine
Secondary: Olympic Peninsula Mn - 0530310200
Secondary: Peggy Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Aluminum


Location

State: Washington
County: Clallam


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.


Holdings

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Katherine S Morgenroth
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1974

Owner Name: Roy D. Rogers And Others
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1953


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1952
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Hectorite


Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESOURCE FIGURES ARE FROM THE REPORT BY E.A.MAGILL.HIS FIELD WAS DONE DURING 1953-1955.PERCENTAGE FIGURES FOR THE COMMODI OCCURING WITH THE ORE ARE AN AVERAGE OF SOME OF THE MINED OR OF THE REMAINING ORE IS LIKELY TOCONTAIN HIGHER PERCENTAGES ALUMINA AND SILICA.


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 5530, 1959, P. 37-43.

Reference (Deposit): P. 254.

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


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