Mine detail: Fort Canby

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Location: Pacific County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.2834, -124.05264
dep_id: 10037872
mrds_id: M045067
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Platinum, Iron, Zirconium, Titanium, Metal
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Beach Placer
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Garnet, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Zircon
orebody_fm: BLANKET
model: 119: Placer Au-PGE
conc_proc: Winnowing By Waves
ore_ctrl: Beach Transport Processes
Reporter: Blair, Will N., Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Sand and Gravel
tectonic: Coast Ranges
References:
  • Deposit:: PARDEE, J.T., 1929, PLATINUM AND BLACK SAND IN WASHINGTON, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1928: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 805, P. 2.
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 189.
  • Deposit:: 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 UNTIED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1218-1219.
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