Mine detail: Enumclaw Deposit

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Location:	Pierce, King County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long:	47.15925, -121.79009
dep_id:	10086999
mrds_id:	D002163
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Aluminum, Potassium
Trace mineral:	Gold, Sulfur, Kaolin, Copper
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	No production occurred
Development status:	Occurrence
ore:	Alunite, Gold, Kaolinite, Sulfur
gangue:	Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm:	IRREGULAR SHAPED BODIES
model:	154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
alteration:	Alunitization, Silicification, Kaolinization
Reporter:	Hall, Robert B., Starritt, Bruce C., Peterson, Jocelyn A., Schruben, Paul
hrock_unit:	Fifes Peak Formation;Fifes Peak Formation;Fifes Peak Formation
hrock_type:	Andesite
tectonic:	Cascade Volcanic Arc
disc_yr:	1934
discr:	T. W. Ilstad, White River Lumber Co.
References:	Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , USBM R. I. 3561 , P. 35 Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, E., 1940 , UNPUB. REPORT IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FILE Deposit:: HUNTTING, M. T., 1966, ALUNITE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: US 89TH CONGRESS, 20TH SESSION, SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 167-168. Deposit:: KELLY, H. J., STRANDBERG, K. G., AND MUELLER, J. I., 1956, CERAMIC INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT AND RAW-MATERIAL RESOURCES OF OREGON, WASHINGTON, IDAHO, AND MONTANA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7752 , P. 32 Deposit:: LIVINGSTON, V. E., JR., 1971 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 63 , P. 35 - 51. Deposit:: THOENEN, J. R., 1941, ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 3561, P. 35-36 Deposit:: FRIZZELL, V.A., JR., TABOR, R.W., BOOTH, D.B., ORT, K.M., AND WAITT, R.B., JR., 1984, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SNOQUALMIE PASS 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-693, SCALE 1:100,000. Deposit:: HOLLISTER, V.F., 1979, PORPHYRY COPPER-TYPE DEPOSITS OF THE CASCADE VOLCANIC ARC, WASHINGTON: MINERALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, V. 11, P. 22-35. Deposit:: 1940 DIREXPL KALUNITE INC.: CORE DRILLING Deposit:: 1940 RECON E. CALLAGHAN, KIRKEMO: UNPUB. REPT. Deposit:: 1943 RECON L. S. GARDNER: UNPUB. DATA Production:: CALLAGHAN (1940) Reserve-Resource:: HUNTTING, 1966