Nahcotta

The Nahcotta is a platinum, gold, iron, titanium, metal, and zirconium mine located in Pacific 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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Site Name

Primary: Nahcotta
Secondary: Ocean Park

Commodity

Primary: Platinum
Primary: Gold
Primary: Iron
Primary: Titanium, Metal
Primary: Zirconium

Location

State: Washington
County: Pacific
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 Section: Oregon Coast Range
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: TRACE AU+PT IN NATURAL BLACK SAND

Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Zircon

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS ON NAHCOTTA CHANNEL AT NAHCOTTA

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.

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. 189.

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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