Mine detail: Spencer

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Location: Lewis County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.55981, -122.24981
dep_id: 10040194
mrds_id: M054883
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cinnabar, Pyrite
orebody_fm: VEINS, SEAMS
work_type: Surface/Underground
ore_ctrl: Joints And Breccia Zone
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Puget Group;Puget Group
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Host Rocks Were Folded And Faulted In Tertiary
tectonic: Cascade Volcanic Arc
prod_yrs: 1934
References:
  • Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, MERCURY IN WASHINGTON, IN MERCURY POTENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATIN CIRCULAR 8252, P. 365.
  • Deposit:: BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 266.
  • Deposit:: MACKIN, J.H., 1944, RELATION OF GEOLOGY TO MINERALIZATION IN THE MORTON CINNABAR DISTRICT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 6, P. 39-41.
  • Production:: USBM DATA
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