Bear Creek Mine

Past Producer in Clallam county in Washington, United States with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047908
MRDS ID M700255
Record type Site
Current site name Bear Creek Mine
Related records 10227706

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.19324, 48.09311 (WGS84)
Elevation 549
Location accuracy 50(meters)
Relative position 2.25 MILES NE OF BEAR CREEK (VILLAGE)., 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

Deadmans Hill(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 012W 13 SW OF SW Washington

Comments on the location information

  • THE BEAR CREEK MINE IS ON THE STEEP SOUTHEAST SLOPE OF MOUNT MULLER RIDGE AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1,800 FEET A 3-1/2-MILE ACCESS ROAD LEADS DIRECTLY NORTHWARD TO THE CLAIMS FROM BEAR CREEK ON U.S. HIGHWAY 101.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bementite Ore
Hausmannite Ore

Analytical data

Result A 102-TON SHIPMENT OF ORE FROM THE PROPERTY ASSAYED 48 PERCENT MN AND 15.7 PERCENT COMBINED SI02 AND A1203.

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
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.19324, 48.09311

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike NW & EAST-WEST
    Dip 33W-FLAT & 50N
    Length 76.2M
    Width 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Body In A Marked Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Victor Obergand E. R. Gehke Jr, Port Angeles, Wa., Hugh Govan Estate, Sequim, Wa.

Comments on development

  • THE PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY EXPLORED BY A SHORT ADIT AND WINZE. EXTENSIVE BULLDOZING IN 1953 REMOVED THE LENS, AS WELL AS THE ADIT AND WINZE. 102 TONS OF PRODUCTION POSSIBLY IN 1953.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 5530, P. 13, 76

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A RATHER PERSISTENT BAND OF MANGANIFEROUS MATERIAL IN A MARKED SHEAR ZONE IN ALTERED BASALT. THE BAND IS MORE THAN 250 FEET LONG AND RANGES IN WIDTH FROM 6 INCHES TO 4 FEET. IT STRIKES NORTHWESTERLY, DIPS 33 W. AT THE WEST END, AND IS ESSENTIALLY FLAT LYING AT THE EAST END.
Deposit IN 1957 NEW WELLINGTON MINES, LTD., OF VICTORIA, CANADA, WITH THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF A DEFENSE MINERALS EXPLORATION ADMINISTRATION (DMEA) CONTRACT, DROVE A 258-FOOT CROSSCUT ADIT AND A 41-FOOT RAISE IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE THE EXTENSION OF THE MANGANIFEROUS STRUCTURE EXPOSED IN THE OPENCUT. THE WORK WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND SHOWED THAT THE MANGANESE MINERALIZATION COULD NOT BE PROJECTED MORE THAN A FEW FEET. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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