Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTHIN SEAMS
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Puget Group;Puget Group;Puget Group;Puget Group
StructureBreccia. Host Rocks Were Folded And Faulted In Tertiary
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1930-1932
Identification
Deposit ID10040202
MRDS IDM054891
Alternate namesKropolis, Charlotte Ann
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.5575, -122.23333
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. 365.DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 149.HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 265; V. 2, 67 P.MACKIN, J.H., 1944, RELATION OF GEOLOGY TO MINERALIZATION IN THE MORTON CINNABAR DISTRICT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND MINING REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 6, P. 37-39.GARD, L.M., JR., 1968, BEDROCK GEOLOGY OF THE LAKE TAPPS QUADRANGLE, PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 388-B, 33 P., 2 PL.SCHASSE, H.W., COMPILER, 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CENTRALIA QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 87-11, 28 P., 1 PL.USBM DATA