Mine detail: Ozette Beach Placer

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Location: Clallam County, Washington, United States, North America
Lat / long: 48.20256, -124.6902
dep_id: 10055855
mrds_id: SP00054
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Platinum, PGE
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Beach Placer
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Gold, Platinum
gangue: Sand
ore_ctrl: Concentration Of Heavy Minerals By Wave Action
Reporter: Berger, Mary A., Frank, Dave
hrock_type: Sand and Gravel
tectonic: Uplifted Beach Terraces
References:
  • Deposit:: WDGER OFR 90-18
  • Deposit:: HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
  • Deposit:: MERTIE, J.B., JR., 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 630, 120 P., 1 PL.
  • Deposit:: PARDEE, J.T., 1929, PLATINUM AND BLACK SAND IN WASHINGTON, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY (SHORT PAPERS AND PRELIMINARY REPORTS) 1928; PART I--METALS AND NONMETALS EXCEPT FUELS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 805, P. 1-15).
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