The Ozette Beach Placer is a gold mine located in Clallam county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Ozette Beach Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ozette Beach Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Location
State: Washington
County: Clallam
District: Cape Flattery Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Type: L
Description: Uplifted Beach Terrace
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Platinum
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): IN OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST. ACCESS IS BY TRAIL FROM LAKE OZETTE. LOCATION GIVEN IS MOUTH OF SEAFIELD CREEK
Comment (Production): SMALL AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION IN EARLY 1900'S. PRODUCTION FROM OZETTE AND SHI SHI COMBINED IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN $15,000 PRIOR TO 1904. UNVERIFIED BYPRODUCT PGE PRODUCTION
Comment (Geology): BEACH DEPOSIT OF GOLD AND PLATINUM CONCENTRATED ALONG SURFACE OF A WAVE-CUT TERRACE IN SANDSTONE. SOME OF THE PLACER MATERIAL HAS WORKED DOWN INTO JOINTS AND FRACTURES IN THE SANDSTONE.
References
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. 2-3, 5.
Reference (Deposit): MERTIE, J.B., JR., 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 630, P. 101.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1955, GOLD IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 42, P. 116.
Reference (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.
Reference (Production): PARDEE, 1929; HUNTING, 1955
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