| Deposit ID | 10040168 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054851 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | H-O-M-E |
| Alternate or previous names | Gold Crown, Home |
| Related records | 10055945, 10204543 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.95694, 47.10361 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 838 |
| Relative position | 25 MI FROM ELLENSBURG BY ROAD; ABOUT 2 MI NORTHWEST OF GRASSHOPPER FLAT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kittitas(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Frost Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wenatchee(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 | 019N | 015E | 26,27,28,34 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Mercury | Ore |
| Result | ORE AT SILVER TIP SAID TO AVERAGE 0.5% HG, BUT THAT SEEMS HIGH |
|---|
| Model code | 179 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27c |
| Deposit model name | Silica-carbonate Hg |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Easton Schist;Manastash Formation |
| Rock description | Easton Schist;Manastash Formation |
| (1) | -120.95694, 47.10361 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sheared Rock |
| General form | DISSEMINATED, THIN SEAMS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.66M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cle Elum District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | H-O-M-E Mining Co. |
| Year | 1956 |
| First year | 1943 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Home Mining Co. |
| First year | 1943 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | C. C. Merriman, H. M. Hoyt, V. C. Denny |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | V.C. Denney and T.F. Gannon |
| Home office | Ellensburg, WA and Ballard, WA, respectively (Silver Tip Claim) |
| First year | 1942 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054851 | = newMRDS 10204543 (Silver Tip Claim), merged and deleted. |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00157 | = newMRDS 10055945, merged and deleted. |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M025899 | record has been merged and deleted prior to incorporation into newMRDS. |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 530370050 | = newMRDS 10204543 (Silver Tip Claim), merged and deleted. |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00166 | =newMRDS 10055952 (Silver Tip), merged and deleted. |
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 366.
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, part 2, V. 1, P. 264.
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO., 1941, TABULATED SUMMARY OF SPECIAL GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE REPORTS OF WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO: LAND DEPARTMENT, GEOLOGIC DIVISION, 19 P.
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. 134, 143.
TABOR, R. W.; WAITT, R. B.; FRIZZEL, V. A., JR.; SWANSON, D. A.; BYERLY, G. R.; BENTLEY, R. D., 1982, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WENATCHEE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL WASHINGTON: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS SERIES MAP I-1311, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:100,000, WITH 26 P. TEXT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS IN SHEAR ZONES NEAR CONTACT OF SEDIMENTARY AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS |
| Deposit | MRDS RECORD M025899 HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-09-01 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 1992-04-01 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2012-12-03 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate record MRDS SP00157 = 10055945. |
| Reporter | 1991-01-01 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | SP00157 = 10055945 AND SP00166 = 10055952. |
| Updater | 1993-03-01 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey | SP00157 = 10055945 AND SP00166 = 10055952. |
| Reporter | 1994-03-28 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0530370050 = 10204543 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.