Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPlatinum
TertiaryOsmium, Zirconium, Titanium, Metal, Iron, Iridium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBeach Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLINEAR STRATABOUND LAYER
Ore controlShoreline Transport Processes
Materials
Ore mineralsGarnet, Ilmenite, Iridosmine, Magnetite, Monazite, Platinum, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
StructureUplifted Beach Terrace
Tectonic settingActive Margin. Coast
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1905
Last production1904
Discovery year1894
Identification
Deposit ID10103626
MRDS IDM045073
Alternate namesLovelace
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.25506, -124.68492
References
PARDEE, J.T., 1929, PLATINUM AND BLACK SAND IN WASHINGTON, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1928: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 805, P. 2-5.DAY, D.T., AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1218-1219.HUNTTING, M.T., 1955, GOLD IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 42, P. 117.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. 28.