Ozette Beach Placer

The Ozette Beach Placer is a gold mine located in Clallam 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: Ozette Beach Placer  

State:  Washington

County:  Clallam

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 48.20917, -124.69167

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Ozette Beach Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ozette Beach Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum


Location

State: Washington
County: Clallam
District: Cape Flattery Area


Land Status

Land ownership: National 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: Past Producer
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

Type: L
Description: Uplifted Beach Terrace


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Platinum
Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): IN OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST. ACCESS IS BY TRAIL FROM LAKE OZETTE. LOCATION GIVEN IS MOUTH OF SEAFIELD CREEK

Comment (Production): SMALL AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION IN EARLY 1900'S. PRODUCTION FROM OZETTE AND SHI SHI COMBINED IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN $15,000 PRIOR TO 1904. UNVERIFIED BYPRODUCT PGE PRODUCTION

Comment (Geology): BEACH DEPOSIT OF GOLD AND PLATINUM CONCENTRATED ALONG SURFACE OF A WAVE-CUT TERRACE IN SANDSTONE. SOME OF THE PLACER MATERIAL HAS WORKED DOWN INTO JOINTS AND FRACTURES IN THE SANDSTONE.


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. 2-3, 5.

Reference (Deposit): MERTIE, J.B., JR., 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 630, P. 101.

Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1955, GOLD IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 42, P. 116.

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. 27.

Reference (Production): PARDEE, 1929; HUNTING, 1955


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