Description
Washington Mining Corp.
Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formDISSEMINATED
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar, Orpiment, Realgar
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Puget Group
StructureNorthwest Trending Anticline Cut By Faults
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1958
Identification
Deposit ID10048613
MRDS IDMP00211
Alternate namesCardinal Reward PropertyCardinal Reward
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.30944, -121.93667
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. 363, 364.LIVINGSTON, V.E., JR., 1971, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 63, P. 154; TABLE 28, p. 173.LIVINGSTON, 1971