| Deposit ID | 10048034 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M700442 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cedar Creek Placer |
| Alternate or previous names | Starbuck Placer |
| Related records | 10301887 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -124.6777, 48.0145 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 6 |
| Relative position | 10 MI NORTH OF LA PUSH. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clallam(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Allens Bay(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cape Flattery(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cape Flattery(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Clallam |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 029N | 015W | 18 | E2 OF SE4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Tertiary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Zirconium Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Platinum | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Result | ASSAY: 2-5 PENNYWEIGHTS AU+PT/YD. PT:AU=1:5 TO 1:15 |
|---|
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | Oligocene-Miocene marine rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uplifted Beach Terrace |
| General form | STRATABOUND BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.38M |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1917 |
| District name | Cape Flattery |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Starbuck, J. M. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M700442 |
HUNTTING, M.T., 1955, GOLD IN WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 42, P. 115.
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. 21.
PARDEE, J.T., 1929, PALTINUM AND BLACK SAND IN WASHINGTON, IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 1928: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 805, P. 1-15.
HUNTTING, 1955
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BEACH PLACER IN 2-15 IN. THICK SAND LAYER ON SURFACE OF A WAVE-CUT BENCH IN CLAY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1982 | Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1991 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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