Mine detail: Hamilton Claims

Previously called 'Iron Mountain'

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Location

Lat / long:

48.49842, -121.97235

Resource(B)

Primary:	Iron
Secondary:	Manganese
Tertiary:	Aluminum, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Sulfur
Ore:	Hematite, Magnetite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	LENSES AND BEDS
Discovery year:	1881

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Pre-Chuckanut
Host type:	Schist
Tectonic:	Active Margin (Leading Edge North American Plate)
Alteration processes:	Some Alteration To Chlorite

References

MRDS	M700363
DEP	10088857
Reference	{Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 200-201.}{Deposit:: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 27, P. 95-101.}{Production:: HUNTTING, P. 200-201}
Reporter	Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.), Peterson, Jocelyn A.