The Elma is a iron mine located in Grays Harbor county, Washington at an elevation of 98 feet.
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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
Elevation: 98 Feet (30 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 47.01361, -123.31250
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Elma MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Elma
Secondary: Dennis
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Titanium, Metal
Location
State: Washington
County: Grays Harbor
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Mr. Thomas, Seattle, Wa.
Years: 1942 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Fossil Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Olympic Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BEDDED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 50.93% FE, 1.38% SIO2, 3% AL2O3, 0.06% CAO, 1.13% MGO, 0.08% MN, 0.01% P2O5, 0.077% S, 24.12% TIO2
Analytical Data: ASSAYS: 50.02% FE, 0.8% SIO2, 0.18% P2O5, 0.062% S, 22.23% TIO2
Materials
Ore: Ilmenite
Comments
Comment (Location): IN SOUTHEASTERN PART OF COUNTY, 2.75 MI OFF THE OLYMPIC HIGHWAY
Comment (Commodity): MAGNETITE AND ILMENITE GRAINS ARE WELL ROUNDED AND CEMENTED
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT, 2-3 PITS
Comment (Production): 1 CARLOAD PLUS A 1,000 LB TEST SHIPMENT
Comment (Deposit): 1- 4 FT THICK BED OF STRATIFIED, IN PART CONSOLIDATED, BLACK SAND COVERED BY 3-8 FT OF OVERBURDEN. PLACER AREA COVERS 2-3 ACRES. A MODEL HAS NOT YET BEEN PUBLISHED FOR THIS TYPE OF DEPOSIT
Comment (Geology): HOST ROCK APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DERIVED FROM BASALTIC AND ANDESITIC SOURCE ROCKS
References
Reference (Production): HUNTTING, 1956,
Reference (Reserve-Resource): HUNTTING, 1956
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. 101.
Reference (Deposit): SHEDD, SOLON, JENKING, O.P., AND COOPER, H.H., 1922, IRON ORES, FUELS AND FLUXES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 27, P. 107-109.
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. 196.
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