| Deposit ID | 10039251 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M046849 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cle Elum |
| Alternate or previous names | Cle Elum River Iron |
| Related records | 10055939 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -121.05562, 47.43121 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 945 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 60 MI EAST OF SEATTLE, Accurate Within Laterite Area |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kittitas(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Davis Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Snoqualmie Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Yakima(hydrologic unit)
Yakima(hydrologic accounting unit)
Yakima(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Kittitas |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 023N;022N | 014E;014E | 26,34,35;01,02,03 | SE4 OF NW4 (01) OF N2 (02) OF E2 (03) | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| PGE Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Boehmite | Ore |
| Cliachite | Ore |
| Diaspore | Ore |
| Garnierite | Ore |
| Gibbsite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Result | AVG. OF 57 CORE SAMPLES OF NICKELIFEROUS IRON = 40.86 % FE, 0.84 % NI, 1.64% CR. AL2O3 PRBABALY ABOUT 25%. 0.8-1.0% NI. ANALYSIS OF LATERITE GAVE 2.4% CR2O3, 8.96% SIO2, 16.415% AL2O3, 0.052% P, 0.111% S, 0.46% MN. UNDERLYING SERPENTINE AVERAGES 0.63% NI |
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| Model code | 110 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 38a |
| Deposit model name | Lateritic Ni |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Ingalls Complex | ||||||
| Rock description | Ingalls Complex | ||||||
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| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | -121.05562, 47.43121 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ore On West Flank Of Assymmetric Anticline Plunging Southwest. Average Dip On Ore Is 32w |
| General form | LAMINATED, MASSIVE, PEBBLY, AND CONCRETIONARY BEDS |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 14.63M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| District name | Cle Elum District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Burlington Northern Railroad |
| First year | 1976 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 30000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 14000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M046849 |
LAMEY, C.A., AND HOTZ, P.E., 1951, THE CLE ELUM RIVER NICKELIFEROUS IRON DEPOSIT, KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 978-B, P. 27-67.
CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1223 , P. 54-55.
CORNWALL, H.R., 1973 , NICKEL, IN BROBST, D.A., AND PRATT, W.P., EDS., UNITED STATES MINERAL RESOURCES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 820, P. 437-442.
DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 128.
GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 30.
1943 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES
1944 UNKNOWN WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
CORNWALL, 1966. OTHER RESERVE FIGURES ARE GIVEN IN GRANT (1976)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THICKNESS OF LATERITE RANGES FROM 0 TO 48 FT WITH AN AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 15 FT. PEBBLY NATURE MAY INDICATE REWORKING AND REDEPOSITION FROM ORIGINAL SITE. |
| Deposit | RECORD W001164 HAS BEEN DELETED. |
| Deposit | THESE DEPOSITS RESEMBLE NICKELIFEROUS IRON LATERITES THAT OVERLIE LARGE AREAS OF SERPENTINE IN CUBA, THE PHILIPPINES, AND INDONESIA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-73 | Coury, Anny B. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-75 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-78 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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