Mine detail: Peggy

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Location: Clallam County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 48.07757, -123.9449
dep_id: 10040189
mrds_id: M054878
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese, Iron
Trace mineral: Mercury, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Hausmannite, Pyrolusite
gangue: Calcite
orebody_fm: LENSES
work_type: Underground
model: 100: Volcanogenic Mn, Olympic Peninsula
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A., Lawson, W.A. (Evarts, Russell C.)
hrock_unit: Crescent
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_unit: Soleduck
arock_type: Basalt
Structure: Rocks Exposed In Open Cut Are Highly Fractured And Badly Contorted.
tectonic: Active Margin (Leading Edge North American Plate)
Year first produced: 1952
yr_lst_prd: 1952
disc_yr: 1925
discr: Jamison And Peacock
References:
  • 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
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