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Hillsboro

Occurrence in Washington county in Oregon, United States with commodity Platinum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038166
MRDS ID M045461
Record type Site
Current site name Hillsboro
Related records 10177821

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.9912, 45.50008 (WGS84)
Elevation 37
Relative position NEAR TOWN OF HILLSBORO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hillsboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Vancouver(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vancouver(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tualatin(hydrologic unit)

Willamette(hydrologic accounting unit)

Willamette(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 001S 002W Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR TULATIN RIVER SOUTH OF HILLSBORO AT CROSSING OF STATE HIGHWAY 219. ODGMI'S MILOC FILE INDICATES LOCATION IN SEC. 31, T. 1 N., R. 2 W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PGE PRESENCE NOT VERIFIED

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.9912, 45.50008
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stream Hydraulics

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO GEOLOGIC INFORMATION IN REFERENCE. ASSOCIATED ROCKS FROM ODGMI'S MILOC FILE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, 1912, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1911, PT. 1, P. 997

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1989 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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