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Littleton Mine

Past Producer in Clallam county in Washington, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047878
MRDS ID M700217
Record type Site
Current site name Littleton Mine
Alternate or previous names Peacock, Johnnie M.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.02073, 48.0834 (WGS84)
Elevation 427
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 5.1 MI EAST-NORTHEAST OF SNIDER RANGER STATION., Estimated At Confluence Of 3 Creeks To Form Littleton Creek, As Shown In Green

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clallam(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Snider Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cape Flattery(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cape Flattery(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hoh-Quillayute(hydrologic unit)

Washington Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Olympic 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 Clallam

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 030N 010W 20,21 S2 (20); W2 (21) Washington

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED. CREEK SHOWN AS LITTLETON CREEK ON TOPO MAP IS THE NEXT CREEK EAST OF THE ONE SHOWN ADJACENT TO THE DEPOSIT IN GREEN. PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bementite Ore
Hausmannite Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAY OF OUTCROP SAMPLE: 44.35% MN, 2.25% FE, 14.3% SIO2, 0.026%

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 Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Crescent Formation;Crescent Formation
    Rock description Crescent Formation;Crescent Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.02073, 48.0834
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Series Of Small Faults Offset The Ore Body

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike WEST TO N60W
    Dip 40 TO 60 N
    Thickness 1.83M
    Length 15.24M
    Width 1.83M

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE INTERBEDDED WITH BASALT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1952
Year of last production 1953

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name In Olympic National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Kenneth Hopper, Mel Lewis, And Sam Marsh, Seattle
    First year 1953
  • Type Owner
    Owner Charles H. Anderson, Dungenes, And Harry Sweeds, Port Angeles
    First year 1960

Production statistics

  • Year 1953
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^48.84% Mn, 14.48% Sio2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 49wt-pct
    SIL Silica Silica 14wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • SHIPMENT WAS MADE TO GSA. ALSO POSSIBLE SMALL PRODUCTION IN 1952

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 13.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • SURFACE STRIPPING, CAVED CROSSCUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MAGILL, E.A., 1960, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENNINSULA, WASH.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5530, P. 31-32, 76.

  • Deposit

    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. 26.

  • Deposit

    GREEN, S.H., 1945, MANGNAESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7, 45 P.

  • Production

    MAGILL, 1960

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENS OF MN OXIDES AND SILICATES IN RED LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-82 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-92 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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