Johnson Point Placer

Past Producer in Clallam 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048035
MRDS ID M700443
Record type Site
Current site name Johnson Point Placer
Related records 10228251

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.67603, 47.967 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 4 MILES NORTH OF LA PUSH AT CAPE JOHNSON, Within 1/2 Mile Up And Down Beach

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clallam(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

La Push(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Forks(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Copalis Beach(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Clallam

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 028N 015W 05 NW Washington

Comments on the location information

  • ACCESS: REACHED BY HIKING 4 MILES NORTH A LONG BEACH FROM LA PUSH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Analytical data

Result ASSAY: 60 CENTS PER PAN TO $2-$10 PER DAY (PANNING)

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -124.67603, 47.967

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1908

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Comments on development

  • AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT UNKNOWN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BEACH PLACERS AND GOLD IN PLEISTOCENE DEPOSITS OF THE BEACH ADJACENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-82 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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