Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryIron, Titanium, Metal, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeBeach Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTRATABOUND BLANKET
Ore controlShoreline Transport Processes
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Platinum
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
Tectonic settingActive Margin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1900
Last production1939
Identification
Deposit ID10109517
MRDS IDM045075
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.09422, -124.68742
References
PARDEE, J.T., 1929, PLATINUM AND BLACK SAND IN WASHINGTON, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 805, P. 2-5.HUNTTING, M.T., 1955, GOLD IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 42, P. 117.