Mine detail: Section One

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Location: Lewis County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.55203, -122.2437
dep_id: 10040197
mrds_id: M054886
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Mercury
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Cinnabar
orebody_fm: VEIN
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_unit: Puget Group;Puget Group;Puget Group;Puget Group;Puget Group
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Host Rocks Folded And Faulted In Tertiary
tectonic: Cascade Volcanic Arc
References:
  • 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. 365.
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 265.
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