Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryNickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSPORADIC PODS AND VEINS
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Metacinnabar, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Ohanapecosh Formation;Ohanapecosh Formation;Ohanapecosh Formation
StructureShear
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10040151
MRDS IDM054833
Alternate names6 claims: Red Cloud, Iron Mountain Nos. 1 and 2, Elk Nos. 1 to 3, Witch (10181329), Rocket Group (10156750), Iron Stone Mountain, Red Spur Mine (10277946)
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.67722, -121.2075
References
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. 367.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 266.BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESSIMMONS, G.C., VAN NOY, R.M., AND ZILKA, N.T., 1983, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE COUGAR LAKES-MOUNT AIX SUTDY AREA, YAKIMA AND LEWIS COUNTIES, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1504, P. 65-71.SIMMONS AND OTHERS