Mine detail: Peggy

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

48.07757, -123.9449

Resource(M)

Primary:	Manganese, Iron
Tertiary:	Mercury, Copper
Ore:	Hausmannite, Pyrolusite
Gangue:	Calcite
Orebody form:	LENSES
Discovery year:	1925

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence
First production started:	1952
Last production ended:	1952

Geology

Host rock:	Crescent
Host type:	Limestone
Associated rock:	Soleduck
Associated type:	Basalt
Structure:	Rocks Exposed In Open Cut Are Highly Fractured And Badly Contorted.
Tectonic:	Active Margin (Leading Edge North American Plate)

References

MRDS	M054878
DEP	10040189
Reference	{Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, PART II, METALLIC MINERALS, V. 1, P. 256.}{Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MRCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 5530, P. 43-44.}{Production:: USBM RI 5530, P. 43-44}
Reporter	Peterson, Jocelyn A., Lawson, W.A. (Evarts, Russell C.)