Fort Canby

The Fort Canby is a gold 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: Fort Canby

Commodity

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

Location

State: Washington
County: Pacific
District: Beach Sands

Land Status

Land ownership: State 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: 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: $.81/TON AU+PT IN NATURAL BLACK SAND

Materials

Ore: Garnet
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Monazite
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Gold
Ore: Ilmenite

Comments

Comment (Location): IN FORT CANBY STATE PARK. AT MOUTH OF COLUMBIA RIVER. LOCATION GIVEN IS SHORELINE AT FORT CANBY

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 UNTIED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1218-1219.

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