The Elma is a iron and titanium, metal mine located in Grays Harbor county, Washington at an elevation of 200 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: 200 Feet (61 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Titanium, Metal
Lat, Long: 47.01361, -123.31250
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Elma MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Elma
Secondary: Dennis
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Titanium, Metal
Location
State: Washington
County: Grays Harbor
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: Fossil Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Olympic Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: PRODUCED 1 CARLOAD AND A 1000 LB. SHIPMENT FOR TESTING PURPOSES (HUNTTING, 1956, P. 196).
Comment (Deposit): THE LINCOLN CREEK FORMATION IS A MARINE, POORLY BEDDED TO MASSIVE, DOMINANTLY SILTSTONE UNIT OF PREDOMINANTLY BASALTIC AND ANDESITIC SOURCE-ROCK COMPOSITION (LOGAN, 1987, P. 8). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): 3.5 MILES EAST OF THE RAILROAD AT ELMA. SOUTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY; 2.75 MILES OFF THE OLYMPIC HIGHWAY
References
Reference (Deposit): WDGER OFR 90-18
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, R.L., COMPILER, 1987, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SHELTON AND SOUTH HALF OF THE COPALIS BEACH QUADRANGLES, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 87-9, 15 P., 1 PL.
Reference (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.
Reference (Deposit): SHEDD, SOLON; JENKINS, O.P.; COOPER, H.H., 1922, IRON ORES, FUELS, AND FLUXES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 27, 160 P., 1 PL.
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