Black Diamond

The Black Diamond is a arsenic mine located in King county, Washington at an elevation of 761 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: Black Diamond  

State:  Washington

County:  King

Elevation: 761 Feet (232 Meters)

Commodity: Arsenic

Lat, Long: 47.3136, -122.00110

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Black Diamond MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Diamond


Commodity

Primary: Arsenic


Location

State: Washington
County: King


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Puget Trough


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): REALGAR OCCURS AS DISSEMINATED SPOTS ALONG JOINT PLANES IN MASSIVE ARKOSICS AT A DEPTH OF 3,274 TO 3,284 FEET IN AN OIL WELL TEST DRILLED BY SHELL OIL CO. IN 1947.


References

Reference (Deposit): P. 24.

Reference (Deposit): WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 63, 1971, TABLE 28, P. 158

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


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