Cle Elum River Area 2

Prospect in Kittitas county in Washington, United States with commodities Chromium, Iron, Nickel
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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10302070
MAS/MILS ID 0530370433
Record type Site
Current site name Cle Elum River Area 2

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -121.04868, 47.42732 (WGS84)
Elevation 1470
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kittitas(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Davis Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Snoqualmie Pass(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

Okanogan-Wenatchee 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 Kittitas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 022 N 014 E 02 N2 Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Garnierite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Millerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -121.04868, 47.42732

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N70E
    Dip 45S
    Field Value
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Strike And Dip N70E:45S
    Date of Last Modification 940330

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cle Elum District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEE ALSO 0530370003, 0530370434, AND 0530370435. WAR MINERALS STUDY INCLUDES THIS AREA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-MAR-94 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.