| Deposit ID | 10203916 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530070005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blewett Iron-Nickel Deposit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -120.66337, 47.39922 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1006 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 022 N | 017 E | 14 | S2NE | Washington |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Biotite | Unknown |
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Spinel | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -120.66337, 47.39922 |
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| Strike | N60W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 55S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 8.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 160M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 227M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 4HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 35M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1860 |
| District name | Blewett |
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| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Washington Nickel Mining And Alloys, Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Seattle, WA |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 2.2HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530070005 |
LAMEY, C.A., 1950, THE BLEWETT IRON-NICKEL DEPOSIT,
CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
BULLETIN 969-D, P. 87-103.
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.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES WAR MINERALS REPORT, 1945, BLEWETT NICKEL-IRON DEPOSIT
PROJECT 508, CHELAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT IS GENERALLY THOUGHT TO BE A BURIED LATERITE. THE BLEWETT-CLE ELUM IRON-NICKEL ZONE IS A DISCONTINUOUS SERIES OF DEPOSITS ALONG A 20 MILE EAST-WEST TREND. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 13-SEP-94 | Mckinney | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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