Mine detail: Roy No. 5

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 46.54981, -122.23703

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Ore: Cinnabar
Orebody form: DISSEMINATED

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Puget Group;Puget Group;Puget Group
Host type:Sandstone
Structure:Brecciation. Host Rocks Were Folded And Faulted In Tertiary
Tectonic:Cascade Volcanic Arc

References

MRDSM054887
DEP10040198
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. 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.}{Deposit:: MACKIN, J.H., 1944, RELATION OF GEOLOGY TO MINERALIZATION IN THE MORTON CINNABAR DISTRICT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 32-34.}{Deposit:: BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES}
ReporterPeterson, Jocelyn A.