Hoquiam

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

Name: Hoquiam  

State:  Washington

County:  Grays Harbor

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Platinum

Lat, Long: 46.97111, -123.87750

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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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