Mine detail: Cle Elum River Iron

Previously called 'Cle Elum River North DepositCle Elum River South DepositBalfour Guthrie;'

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Location

Lat / long: 47.43121, -121.05562

Resource(M)

Primary: Nickel, Chromium, Iron
Ore: Garnierite, Hematite, Magnetite, Millerite
Gangue: Serpentine

Production

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

Geology

Host type:Sandstone
Tectonic:The Eocene Swauk Formation Was Deposited On Tectonically Emplaced, Serpentinized Ingalls Complex.

References

MRDSSP00151
DEP10055939
Reference{Deposit:: BROUGHTON, W. A., 1944, ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE BLEWETT-CLE ELUM IRON ORE ZONE, CHELAN AND KITTITAS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 12, 42 P., 7 PL.}{Deposit:: FRIZZELL, V.A., JR.; TABOR, R.W.; BOOTH, D.B.; ORT, K.M.; WAITT, R.B., 1984, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SNOQUALMIE PASS 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-693, 42 P., 1 PL.}{Deposit:: HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.}{Deposit:: SHEDD, SOLON; JENKINS, O.P.; COOPER, H.H., 1922, IRON ORES, FUELS, AND FLUXES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 27, 160 P., 1 PL.}{Deposit:: WDGER OFR 90-18}
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