Mine detail: Ozette Beach Placer

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Location: Clallam County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 48.20895, -124.69298
dep_id: 10037875
mrds_id: M045072
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Platinum
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Beach Placer
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Platinum
orebody_fm: BLANKET
model: 119: Placer Au-PGE
ore_ctrl: Shoreline Transport Processes
Reporter: Blair, Will N., Lawson, W.A. (Evarts, Russell C.), Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Sand and Gravel
Structure: Uplifted Beach Terrace
tectonic: Coast
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. 2-3, 5.
  • Deposit:: MERTIE, J.B., JR., 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 630, P. 101.
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M.T., 1955, GOLD IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 42, P. 116.
  • Deposit:: 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. 27.
  • Production:: PARDEE, 1929; HUNTING, 1955
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