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Shi Shi Beach Placer

Past Producer in Clallam county in Washington, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum, Iridium, Osmium, Iron, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103626
MRDS ID M045073
Record type Site
Current site name Shi Shi Beach Placer
Alternate or previous names Lovelace
Related records 10159615

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.68492, 48.25506 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position APROXIMATELY 2.5 MI SOUTH OF PORTAGE HEAD, Accurate Along Shi Shi Beach
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Clallam

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 032N 015W 18,19,30 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • IN OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK. NEAR MOUTH OF PETROLEUM CREEK. LOCATION GIVEN IS MOUTH OF PETROLEUM CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Secondary
Iridium Tertiary
Osmium Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Titanium, Metal Tertiary
Zirconium Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GRAINS OF PT ONLY ABOUT 1/4 AS LARGE AS THOSE OF GOLD; ABOUT 10% OF PT GRAINS WERE FERROMAGNETIC.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnet Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Iridosmine Ore
Magnetite Ore
Monazite Ore
Platinum Ore
Zircon Ore

Analytical data

Result AU=$558.09/TON (27 OZ/TON, 925 PPM), PT=$613.50/TON (20.45 OZ/TON, 700 PPM) IN CONCENTRATE. COMPOSITION OF BLACK SANDS AT SHI SHI (IN LB/TON): MAGNETITE 40, ILMENITE 1120, GARNET (PINK) 424, MONAZITE TRACE, ZIRCON 96, UNCLASSIFIED 120. PT:AU=1:5 TO 1:15

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
BC deposit profile C01. C02
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.68492, 48.25506
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Uplifted Beach Terrace

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR STRATABOUND LAYER
    Depth to top 0.91M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shoreline Transport Processes

Comments on the geologic information

  • PLACER MATERIAL IS OF GLACIAL ORIGIN. IT RESTS ON A WAVE CUT TERRACE

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1894
Discovery method Other
Year of first production <1905
Year of last production 1904

Mining district

District name Cape Flattery Area

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner W. W. Lovelace
    First year 1908

Comments on the production information

  • OZETTE AND SHI SHI PLACERS COMBINED PRODUCED $15,000 PRIOR TO 1904

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M045073

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PARDEE, J.T., 1929, PLATINUM AND BLACK SAND IN WASHINGTON, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1928: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 805, P. 2-5.

  • 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.

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M.T., 1955, GOLD IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 42, P. 117.

  • 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. 28.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BEACH DEPOSIT IN WHICH A THIN LAYER OF FINE HEAVY SAND RESTS ON A WAVE-CUT TERRACE IN SANDSTONE OVERLAIN BY 1-3 FT OF GRAVEL AND SAND. AU AND PT ARE FOUND IN THIN LAYER AND IN JOINTS AND FRACTURES IN BEDROCK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-75 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-82 Lawson, W.A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-91 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey