Mine detail: Fort Canby

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 46.2834, -124.05264

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum, Iron, Zirconium, Titanium, Metal
Ore: Garnet, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Zircon
Orebody form: BLANKET

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Beach Placer
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host type:Sand and Gravel
Tectonic:Coast Ranges

References

MRDSM045067
DEP10037872
Reference{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.}
ReporterBlair, Will N., Peterson, Jocelyn A.