Commodities
PrimaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEINS
Ore controlBreccia Zone
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Puget Group;Puget Group;Puget Group;Puget Group;Puget Group
StructureBreccia Zone Along Fault Zone. Host Rocks Were Folded And Faulted Prior To Minralization
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
AlterationIntense Hydrothermal Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1916, 1926-1929, 1931-1932, 1934, 1941
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10040210
MRDS IDM054899
Alternate namesBarnum-Mcdonnell, Barnum - Mc Donnell
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.54639, -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. 361.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, 438 P., 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 INVESTIGATIONS 6, P. 7-30.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. 147.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; DERKEY AND OTHERS, 1990