Washington · Lewis County
Past Producer

Roy

Lewis County, Washington, United States
Mercury
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEINS AND VEINLETS
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Pyrite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Puget Group;Puget Group;Puget Group;Puget Group;Puget Group
StructureLocal Faults And Brecciation. Host Rocks Were Folded And Faulted In Tertiary
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationHydrothermal Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1928-1930, 1933-1938, 1940-1942
First production1928
Identification
Deposit ID10040209
MRDS IDM054898
Alternate namesFern Hill Cinnabar Mine, Morton, Fisher, Fisher - Roy, InterstateFern Hill, Gillispie
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.54806, -122.23278
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. 362.BAILEY, E.H., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILESHUNTTING, 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, 47 p, 2 pl.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. 151.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.Schuster, J.E., 1973, Directory of Washington Mining Operations 1971-72: Washington Division of Mines and Geology, Information Circular 48, p. 15.USBM DATA; DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990