Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryTitanium, Metal, Chromium, Zirconium, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBeach Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTRATABOUND BLANKET
Ore controlShoreline Transport Processes
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Platinum, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
StructureUplifted Beach Terrace
Tectonic settingActive Margin (Leading Edge Of North American Plate)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1917
Identification
Deposit ID10048034
MRDS IDM700442
Alternate namesStarbuck Placer
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.0145, -124.6777
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1955, GOLD IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 42, P. 115.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. 21.PARDEE, J.T., 1929, PALTINUM AND BLACK SAND IN WASHINGTON, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1928: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 805, P. 1-15.HUNTTING, 1955