Ruby Beach Placer

Occurrence in Jefferson county in Washington, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047923
MRDS ID M700279
Record type Site
Current site name Ruby Beach Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.40657, 47.71506 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Destruction Island(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Forks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Copalis Beach(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hoh-Quillayute(hydrologic unit)

Washington Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 026N 013W 31 E2 OF NE Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ON TOMBOLO BETWEEN ABBEY ISLAND AND RUBY BEACH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.40657, 47.71506

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Comments on development

  • GOLD RECOVERY PLANT BUILT ABOUT 1916, BUT NEVER OPERATED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 185

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL 42, P. 121

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VERY FINE-GRAINED GOLD IN BEACH SAND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1982 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.