Elk Horn Nos. 1, 2, 3

Unknown in Skamania county in Washington, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10253530
MAS/MILS ID 0530590135
Record type Site
Current site name Elk Horn Nos. 1, 2, 3
Alternate or previous names Eagle Nos. 1, 2, 3, Portland Elkhorn, Falls Creek Nos. 1, 2, 3, Portland Nos. 1, 2, 3

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -122.1768, 46.36731 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Skamania(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Spirit Lake West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mount Saint Helens and Vicinity(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hoquiam(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Cowlitz(hydrologic unit)

Lower Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Gifford Pinchot National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Skamania

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 010 N 005 E 04 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ALSO LOCATED IN SECS. 3 AND 9. NOTE: SITE IS WITHIN THE BLOWDOWN ZONE OF THE MAY 18, 1980 ERUPTION OF MOUNT ST. HELENS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -122.1768, 46.36731

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mount St. Helens

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WA. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 37, 1956, PART II, VOL. 1,

  • Deposit

    P. 78.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-OCT-92 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.