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Peggy

Occurrence in Clallam county in Washington, United States with commodities Manganese, Iron, Mercury, Copper
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10040189
MRDS ID M054878
Record type Site
Current site name Peggy
Related records 10301677

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.9449, 48.07757 (WGS84)
Elevation 640
Relative position ABOUT 1 1/4 MILES WEST OF LAKE CRESCENT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clallam(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Muller(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Port Angeles(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Victoria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Crescent-Hoko(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Olympic National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Clallam

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 030N 010W 24 NW4 OF SW4 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • 1300 FT NE OF PORTAL OF MAIN ADIT OF CRESCENT MINE (RECORD NO. M060157).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PRELIMINARY WORK INDICATED ORE EQUIVALENT TO THAT AT THE CRESCENT MINE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hausmannite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAY: 45.9 % MN, 8.21 % FE, 17.6 % SIO2

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 100
USGS model code 24c.3
Deposit model name Volcanogenic Mn, Olympic Peninsula

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Soleduck
    Rock description Soleduck
    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 Crescent
    Rock description Crescent

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.9449, 48.07757
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Rocks Exposed In Open Cut Are Highly Fractured And Badly Contorted.

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Thickness 1.22M
    Length 4.57M
    Depth to top 25.91M
    Depth to bottom 27.13M

Comments on the geologic information

  • COUNTRY ROCKS ARE SAME AS AT CRESCENT MINE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1925
Discoverer Jamison And Peacock
Year of first production 1952
Year of last production 1952

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner M. Lewis And K. Hopper
    Home office Seattle, Wa.
  • Type Owner
    Owner E. F. Mctarnahan
    Home office Port Angeles, Wa.

Production statistics

  • Year 1952
    Material ORE MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^47 % Mn/Ton, 15 % Sio2/Ton (Includes Al2o3)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    SIL Silica Silica 15wt-pct
    Ore Manganese Manganese 48wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 4.57M
    Overall depth 25.91M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT EXCAVATED TO DEPTH OF 85 FT AND BOULDERLIKE MASS OF ORE (ABOUT 30 LT) WAS MINED OUT.

Comments on development

  • DRILLHOLE ENCOUNTERED ORE BODY AT 85 FT BELOW SURFACE. ABOUT 400 FT SW OF PEGGY OPENCUT (CUT WAS DONE IN 1952) AT ELEVATION 1465 FT A 70 FT ADIT WAS DRIVEN (N20W) THROUGH BASALT; MANGANESE OCCURS AS STAINING ALONG FRACTURES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, PART II, METALLIC MINERALS, V. 1, P. 256.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MRCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 5530, P. 43-44.

  • Production

    USBM RI 5530, P. 43-44

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONE CLAIM
Deposit Discovery Year: 1920'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1976 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-1982 Lawson, W.A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 30-MAY-1995 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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