Mine detail: Cle Elum

Previously called 'Cle Elum River Iron'

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Location

Lat / long:

47.43121, -121.05562

Resource(M)

Primary:	Nickel, Chromium, Iron
Tertiary:	PGE
Ore:	Boehmite, Cliachite, Diaspore, Garnierite, Gibbsite, Magnetite
Gangue:	Serpentine
Orebody form:	LAMINATED, MASSIVE, PEBBLY, AND CONCRETIONARY BEDS
Other material:	Hematite
Discovery year:	1887

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Associated rock:	Ingalls Complex
Associated type:	Diabase,Andesite,Basalt
Structure:	Ore On West Flank Of Assymmetric Anticline Plunging Southwest. Average Dip On Ore Is 32w
Tectonic:	Cascade Volcanic Arc
Alteration processes:	Limonite, Goethite, Hematite Metamorphosed To Magnetite

References

MRDS	M046849
DEP	10039251
Reference	{Deposit:: LAMEY, C.A., AND HOTZ, P.E., 1951, THE CLE ELUM RIVER NICKELIFEROUS IRON DEPOSIT, KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 978-B, P. 27-67.}{Deposit:: CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NORTH AMERICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1223 , P. 54-55.}{Deposit:: CORNWALL, H.R., 1973 , NICKEL, IN BROBST, D.A., AND PRATT, W.P., EDS., UNITED STATES MINERAL RESOURCES: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 820, P. 437-442.}{Deposit:: 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 90-18, P. 128.}{Deposit:: GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 30.}{Deposit:: 1943 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES}{Deposit:: 1944 UNKNOWN WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY}{Reserve-Resource:: CORNWALL, 1966. OTHER RESERVE FIGURES ARE GIVEN IN GRANT (1976)}
Reporter	Coury, Anny B., Shaffer, Glenn L., Blair, Will N., Peterson, Jocelyn A.