Wreck Bay

Past Producer in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Gold, Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103700
MRDS ID M046154
Record type Site
Current site name Wreck Bay
Alternate or previous names Clayoquot Mining Division

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -125.63219, 48.99978 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR POINT ALBION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cape Flattery(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result BLACK SAND = PT .03 TO .05 OZ/TON

Nearby scientific data

(1) -125.63219, 48.99978

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BEACH SAND

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: BLACK SAND

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1896 - 1945

Mining district

District name Alberni Mining Division

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    O'NEILL AND GUNNING, 1934, PT DEPOSITS IN CANADA: CANADA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ECON. GEOL. REPT. 13, P. 100

  • Deposit

    HOLLAND, 1950, PLACER GOLD IN B. C. : B. C. DEPT. MINES BULL. 28, P. 16

  • Production

    DOLMAGE 1919

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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