| Deposit ID | 10055845 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00044 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Negro Creek Iron |
| Alternate or previous names | Nigger Creek Iron, Davenport |
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.73917, 47.04078 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 738 |
| Relative position | About 2 mi. west-southwest of Iron Mountain |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kittitas(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Thorp(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wenatchee(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Yakima(hydrologic unit)
Yakima(hydrologic accounting unit)
Yakima(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Chelan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 022N | 017 E | 07 | SSW, NESE | Washington |
| Willamette | 022 N | 017 E | 08 | NWSW | Washington |
| Willamette | 022 N | 016 E | 12 | SESE | Washington |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Model code | 110 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 38a |
| Deposit model name | Lateritic Ni |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite | ||
| Rock unit name | Ingalls Complex | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate | ||
| Rock unit name | Swauk Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -120.73917, 47.04078 |
|---|
| General form | Blanket |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Blewett District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Wenatchee National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | C.P. Davenport, Auburn, and others |
| Year | 1944 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00044 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00212 |
Broughton, W.A., 1943, The Blewett iron deposit, Chelan County, Washington (with preliminary tonnage estimates): Washington Division of Geology RI 10, 21 p.
Broughton, W.A., 1944, Economic aspects of the Blewett-cle Elum iron ore zone, Chelan and Kittitas counties, Washington: Washington Division of Geology RI 12, p. 16-20
Lamey, C.A., 1950, The Blewett iron-nickel deposit, Chelan County, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 969-D, p. 87-103
Huntting, M.T., 1956, Inventory of Wasington minerals-Part II: Washington Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 37, part II, Vol. 1, p. 194.
Tabor, R.W., Waitt, R.B., Frizzel, V.A., Jr., Swanson, D.A., Byerly, G.R., and Bentley, 1982, Geologic map of the Wenatchee 1:100,000 quadrangele, central Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Map I-1311.
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 90-18p. 16.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Deposit consists of reworked residuum derived from underlying ophiolite complex and Swauk Formation |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1991 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 07-JAN-1992 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 06-JAN-1992 | Peterson, Joceylyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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