| Deposit ID | 10040208 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M054897 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 530410008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Apex |
| Alternate or previous names | Gallagher, Miller, Consolidated |
| Related records | 10131816 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -122.23167, 46.55361 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 533 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.7 MI EAST OF MORTON, Accurate Within Claim Area, Probably Near Gallagher Adit |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Glenoma(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Lewis |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 012N | 005E | 6 | CENTER | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Puget Group;Puget Group;Puget Group |
| Rock description | Puget Group;Puget Group;Puget Group |
| (1) | -122.23167, 46.55361 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault Breccia. Host Rocks Folded And Faulted In Tertiary |
| General form | DISSEMINATED |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Morton District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Apex Mercury Mining Co. |
| Home office | Tacoma, Wa. |
| First year | 1943 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 396.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M054897 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 530410008 | newMRDS 10131816, 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. 364.
HUNTTING, M T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 264.
MACKIN, J.H., 1944, RELATION OF GEOLOGY TO MINERALIZATION IN THE MORTON CINNABAR DISTRICT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 6, P. 34-37.
USBM IC 8252
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A MODEL HAS NOT YET BEEN PUBLISHED FOR THIS TYPE OF DEPOSIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1976-09-01 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 1992-11-01 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2012-09-18 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey | merged and deleted duplicate record MAS 0530410008 = newMRDS 10131816 |
| Reporter | 1993-08-24 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines | MAS 0530410008 = newMRDS 10131816 |
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