Mine detail: Granite Falls Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 48.04675, -121.92123

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Tertiary: Nickel
Ore: Cinnabar, Garnierite, Genthite
Gangue: Quartz
Orebody form: DISSEMINATED

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Western Melange Belt
Host type:Carbonate
Tectonic:Cascade Volcanic Arc

References

MRDSM054869
DEP10040181
Reference{Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8252, P. 364.}{Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, P. 279.}{Deposit:: TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., VANCE, J.A., FORD, A.B., AND ORT, M.H., 1988, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SAUK RIVER 30 BY 60 MINUTE QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 88-692, SCALE 1:100,000.}
ReporterPeterson, Jocelyn A.