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Pine Ridge Claim

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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095765
MRDS ID M700219
Record type Site
Current site name Pine Ridge Claim
Alternate or previous names Sunset, State Federal
Related records 10277690

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.05518, 48.07979 (WGS84)
Elevation 651
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 3.1 MILES ENE OF SNIDER RANGER STATION., Within 300 Yd Radius;

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 011W 24 SE Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ONE MILE NORTH OF US 101; ABOUT ONE MILE SE OF NORTH POINT LOOKOUT. ADJOINS NORTH SIDE OF BLUE EYES (RECORD NO. M700212).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bementite Ore
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS: 12.33 TO 25.69% MN, 11.92 TO 33.15% FE, 18.33 TO 60.65% SIO2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    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 Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Metchosin
    Rock description Metchosin
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.05518, 48.07979
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N70-75E
    Dip MODERATELY NORTHWARD
    Thickness 12.19M
    Length 18.9M
    Width 0.91M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GANGUE OCCURS AS SMALL REPLACEMENT VEINLETS AND IRREGULAR MASSES IN A GREENSTONE MATRIX.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Henry, William, And Vic Thompson, Port Angeles, Wa.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 10.67M

Comments on the workings information

  • TRENCH, 45 FT ADIT, SHORT CROSSCUT. 75 FT BELOW OPENCUT 45 FT ADIT WAS DRIVEN TO INTERSECT MINERALIZED ZONE 35 FT BELOW SURFACE. A SHORT CROSSCUT DRIVEN SOUTH IS CAVED.

Comments on development

  • TRENCH, 45 FT ADIT, SHORT CROSSCUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 256

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 5530, P. 24-25, 77

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANGANIFEROUS ORE BODY BETWEEN GREENSTONE AND LIMESTONE.

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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