Elma

The Elma is a iron and titanium, metal mine located in Grays Harbor county, Washington at an elevation of 200 feet.

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: Elma  

State:  Washington

County:  Grays Harbor

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

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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

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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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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