Grays Harbor Area Illmenite Deposit

Occurrence in Grays Harbor county in Washington, United States with commodity Titanium
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 10179970
MAS/MILS ID 0530270174
Record type Site
Current site name Grays Harbor Area Illmenite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -124.12707, 46.96229 (WGS84)
Elevation 2
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grays Harbor(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Point Brown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Westport(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cape Disappointment(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Grays Harbor

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 017 N 012 W 13 SW Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Titanium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Eolian deposits

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILES (WFOC).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE BUREAU OF MINES DRILLED BEACH SANDS FROM ABOUT 1.5 MILES NORTH OF BOONE CREEK TO DAMON POINT, AND IN THE VICINITY OF THE SPIT EAST OF ARMSTRONG BAY. THE GREATEST VALUES (2-3% ILMENITE) WERE FOUND ON THIS SPIT; THE LOCATION OF THIS IS RECORD IS PLACED ON THIS SPIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JAN-93 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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