The Hoquiam is a gold and platinum mine located in Grays Harbor county, Washington.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Hoquiam MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hoquiam
Secondary: Cow Point
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Platinum
Location
State: Washington
County: Grays Harbor
District: Beach Sands
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Beach Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Detail: Pacific Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: BLANKET
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $.02/TON AU+PT IN NATURAL BLACK SAND
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Olivine
Ore: Chromite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS MOUTH OF HOQUIAM RIVER AT HOQUIAM
References
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 185.
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.
Reference (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 UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1218-1219.
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