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Handy Prospect

Occurrence in Clallam county in Washington, United States with commodities Manganese, Iron
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047898
MRDS ID M700241
Record type Site
Current site name Handy Prospect
Alternate or previous names Daddy
Related records 10277382

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.89657, 48.07201 (WGS84)
Elevation 236
Location accuracy 50(meters)
Relative position WEST END OF LAKE CRESCENT IS 0.9 MILE WEST., Within 50 Yd Radius, Within 50 Yd Radius, Within 50 Yd Radius

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 009W 30 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • FOLLOW LAKE CRESCENT NORTHSHORE RD EAST, FROM WEST END OF LAKE CRESCENT, 0.9 MILE WHERE CROSSES A SMALL CREEK. DEPOSIT IS 100 FT HIGHER ON A STEEP SLOPE NORTH OF THE ROAD AND EAST OF THE CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bementite Ore
Hausmannite Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAY (500 LB SAMPLE IN 1951): 33.5% MN, 50.5% FE, 27.6% SI02

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Metchosin Volcanics
    Rock description Metchosin Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Metchosin
    Rock description Metchosin

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.89657, 48.07201
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N65W
    Dip 45N
    Thickness 0.61M
    Width 2.13M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ROCKS NEAR DEPOSIT ARE ALTERED BASALT AND RED, LIMEY SHALE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Harry Sweeds, Port Angeles, Wa. And Charles Anderson, Dungenes, Wa.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT AND 15 FT DRIFT.

Comments on development

  • OPENCUT AND 15 FT DRIFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM RI NO. 5530, P. 47-48, 76

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN THE DRIFT THE MINERALIZED ZONE CONTAINS BANDS OF MN SILICATE 0.5 TO 1 FT WIDE. THE BANDS ARE SEPARATED BY ALTERED BASALT.

Reporter information

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

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