The Port Angeles is a gold mine located in Clallam county, Washington at an elevation of 1,001 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
Elevation: 1,001 Feet (305 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.07278, -123.40722
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Port Angeles MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Port Angeles
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Clallam
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: Mrs. Grace Melick, Port Angeles, Wash.
Years: 1950 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Olympic Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TWO OTHER ASSAYS: $1.50 AG, $2.10 AU
Analytical Data: ASSAYS: $1/TON AG, $123 AU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON MELICK FARM, BETWEEN ENNIS CREEK AND HEAD OF WHITE CREEK. PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 43 ACRES OF DEEDED FARM LAND.
Comment (Deposit): NO REAL DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION AVAILABLE
Comment (Geology): LITTLE GEOLOGIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE BUT LOCATION PRESUMES A LOW-SULFIDE GOLD QUARTZ SETTING AS MOST LIKELY
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. 118
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