The Cle Elum River Area 4 is a iron mine located in Kittitas county, Washington at an elevation of 2,756 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
Elevation: 2,756 Feet (840 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 47.42694, -121.06806
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Cle Elum River Area 4 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cle Elum River Area 4
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Nickel
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 Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1942
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: Limonite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Millerite
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Garnierite
Unknown: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO 0530370003, 0530370433, AND 050370434. WAR MINERALS STUDY INCLUDES THIS AREA.
Comment (Location): The original lat/long N-47-35-37 W-121-4-5 (47.5936 -121.0681) plots in Chelan county. However, the record's political location is Kittitas county. The PLSS coords are 22N 14E S3. The lat/long falls at 24N 14E S3. The site name Cle Elum River Area indicates a river name which lies completely within Kittitas county. So the evidence indicates the reporter mistyped the minutes. The latitude was changed by 10 minutes from 47 35 37 to 47 25 37 and the UTM was cleared.
References
Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. GEOLOGY RI 12, 1944, P. 39-40.
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