Commodities
PrimaryManganese
SecondaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model100: Volcanogenic Mn, Olympic Peninsula
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPODS
Materials
Ore mineralsBementite, Hausmannite
GangueJasper
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Crescent Formation;Crescent Formation
StructureReg.Trends: Wash. Dmg Bull 37, P. 258
Tectonic settingActive Margin (Leading Edge Of North American Plate)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10088850
MRDS IDM700287
Alternate namesBurnt Mountain, Burnt Hill Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.32479, -123.87349
References
SRC.REF: 6% 18% FEHUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 257-258.MAGILL, E.A., 1960, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WASH.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 5530, P. 68-69, 77.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. 99.HUNTTING, 1956