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Upper Skookum Claim

Occurrence in Clallam county in Washington, United States with commodities Manganese, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095766
MRDS ID M700233
Record type Site
Current site name Upper Skookum Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.48652, 46.6559 (WGS84)
Elevation 1295
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 3 MILES WEST OF LAKE ANGELES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pacific(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dean Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chehalis River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hoquiam(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Chehalis(hydrologic unit)

Washington Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Clallam

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 029N 006W 18 NW OF SE Washington

Comments on the location information

  • .4 MILE WEST OF SOUTH BRANCH LITTLE RIVER; 2.6 MILES SSW OF WILD CAT MTN; .5 MILE NE OF HURRICANE CLAIM (RECORD NO. M700233).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bementite Ore
Hausmannite Ore
Jasper Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS: 30.6% TO 34.2% MN, 6.2% FE, 34.2% SIO2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Metchosin Volcanics
    Rock description Metchosin Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Metchosin
    Rock description Metchosin
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.48652, 46.6559
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike NW
    Dip SOUTH
    Length 60.96M
    Width 2.44M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • In And About Contacts With Basalt

Comments on the geologic information

  • ALTERED BASALT AND A RED LIMESTONE ARE THE COUNTRY ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fitzgerald, James M.
    Home office Port Angeles, Wa

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • 13 FT UPPER ADIT.

Comments on development

  • THREE SHORT ADITS AND SEVERAL SHALLOW TRENCHES AND PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENSES OF ORE BETWEEN RED LIMESTONE AND BASALT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1982 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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