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Elma

Past Producer in Grays Harbor county in Washington, United States with commodities Iron, Titanium, Metal
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047924
MRDS ID M700280
Record type Site
Current site name Elma
Alternate or previous names Dennis

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.31374, 47.01341 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 3.5 MI EAST OF RAILROAD AT ELMA; ABOUT 3.5 MI SOUTHWEST OF MCCLEARY, Estimated Near Center S/2 Se/4 Section

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grays Harbor(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McCleary(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Shelton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seattle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Chehalis(hydrologic unit)

Washington Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Grays Harbor

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 018N 005W 28 S2 OF SE4 Washington

Comments on the location information

  • IN SOUTHEASTERN PART OF COUNTY, 2.75 MI OFF THE OLYMPIC HIGHWAY

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Titanium, Metal Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MAGNETITE AND ILMENITE GRAINS ARE WELL ROUNDED AND CEMENTED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS: 50.02% FE, 0.8% SIO2, 0.18% P2O5, 0.062% S, 22.23% TIO2
Result 50.93% FE, 1.38% SIO2, 3% AL2O3, 0.06% CAO, 1.13% MGO, 0.08% MN, 0.01% P2O5, 0.077% S, 24.12% TIO2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Lincoln Creek Formation
    Rock description Lincoln Creek Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.31374, 47.01341
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED
    Thickness 1.22M

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCK APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DERIVED FROM BASALTIC AND ANDESITIC SOURCE ROCKS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mr. Thomas, Seattle, Wa.
    First year 1942

Comments on the production information

  • 1 CARLOAD PLUS A 1,000 LB TEST SHIPMENT

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 2.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT, 2-3 PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 196.

  • Deposit

    SHEDD, SOLON, JENKING, O.P., AND COOPER, H.H., 1922, IRON ORES, FUELS AND FLUXES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 27, P. 107-109.

  • 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. 101.

  • Production

    HUNTTING, 1956,

  • Reserve-Resource

    HUNTTING, 1956

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1- 4 FT THICK BED OF STRATIFIED, IN PART CONSOLIDATED, BLACK SAND COVERED BY 3-8 FT OF OVERBURDEN. PLACER AREA COVERS 2-3 ACRES. A MODEL HAS NOT YET BEEN PUBLISHED FOR THIS TYPE OF DEPOSIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-82 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-92 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

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