Commodities
PrimaryGold, Platinum, PGE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBeach Placer
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlConcentration Of Heavy Minerals By Wave Action
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Platinum
GangueSand
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
Tectonic settingUplifted Beach Terraces
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10055855
MRDS IDSP00054
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates48.20256, -124.6902
References
WDGER OFR 90-18HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.MERTIE, J.B., JR., 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 630, 120 P., 1 PL.PARDEE, J.T., 1929, PLATINUM AND BLACK SAND IN WASHINGTON, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (SHORT PAPERS AND PRELIMINARY REPORTS) 1928; PART I--METALS AND NONMETALS EXCEPT FUELS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 805, P. 1-15).