| Deposit ID | 10055839 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00037 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blewett Iron |
| Alternate or previous names | Blewett, Washington Nickel |
| Related records | 10068216 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.65923, 47.39232 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chelan(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blewett(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Wenatchee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Chelan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 022N | 017E | 13,14 | Washington |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -120.65923, 47.39232 |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Blewett |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00037 |
WDGER OFR 90-18.
BROUGHTON, W.A., 1943, THE BLEWETT IRON DEPOSIT, CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON (WITH PRELIMINARY TONNAGE ESTIMATES): WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 10, 17P., 1 PL.
BROUGHTON, W. A., 1944, ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE BLEWETT-CLE ELUM IRON ORE ZONE, CHELAN AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 12, 42 P., 7 PL.
HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67P.
LAMEY, C. A., 1950, THE BLEWETT IRON-NICKEL DEPOSIT, CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 969-D, P. 87-103, 2 PL.
LUPHER, R.L., 1944, STRATIGRAPHIC ASPECTS OF THE BLEWETT-CLE ELUM IRON ORE ZONE, CHELAN AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 11, 63 P., 2 PL.
TABOR, R.W.; WAITT, R.B.; FRIZZELL, V.A., JR.; SWANSON, D.A.; BYERLY, G.R.; BENTLEY, R.D., 1982, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WENATCHEE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS SERIES MAP 1-1311, 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:100,000, WITH 26 P. TEXT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IRON DEPOSITS OF THE BLEWETT AREA WERE EVALUATED IN THE 1940'S BY THE WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY EXTENSIVE DRILLING BY THE U. S. BUREAU OF MINES (10 HOLES, 2395 FT.) AND METALLURGICAL TESTING. (SEE REFERENCES FOR SPECIFIC REPORTS.) THIS EVALUATION SHOWED RESERVES OF 46,000 TONS AT A GRADE OF 0.88% NI, 2.5% CR2 O3, 32% FE, AND 8,000,000 TONS AT A GRADE OF 0.39% NI, 0.85% CR2 O3, AND 11.53% FE (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 194). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1991 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1992 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey |
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