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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Ruby Beach Placer (Occurrence)Rustler Creek (Prospect)Rustler Creek Claim (Occurrence)Mount Claywood + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Dosewallips (Occurrence)Mount Anderson (Occurrence)North Pole Quartz Claim + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Tull City + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Upper West Ledge + 1 more nearby (Prospect)Elkhorn + 4 more nearby (Prospect)Duckabush River + 3 more nearby (Occurrence)Elkhorn Group (Past Producer)Lucky Creek Claim + 2 more nearby (Occurrence)Albino Rodriquez (Occurrence)Triple Ore Copper Prospect (Prospect)Elkhorn (Occurrence)Irondale (Occurrence)Chimacum Valley (Prospect)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
18 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 2 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Triple Ore Copper Prospect

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Silver) and 2 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as prospect for Copper. Minerals mentioned: Copper, Silver. Approx. location 47.871, -122.945. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

21
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

11
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

2
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Bementite 4Hematite 3Gold 1Copper 1Hausmannite 1

Commodities

Manganese 16Iron 5Gold 4Copper 1Travertine 1Diatomite 1Quartz 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Lucky Creek ClaimManganeseBementiteOccurrence47.710, -123.005
ElkhornManganese, IronBementiteOccurrence47.738, -123.001
Tubal Cain PropertyManganeseBementite, Copper, HausmanniteOccurrence47.848, -123.101
Elkhorn GroupManganeseBementite, HematitePast Producer47.739, -123.012
Rustler Creek ClaimGoldGoldOccurrence47.629, -123.574
North Pole Quartz ClaimManganeseHematiteOccurrence47.614, -123.150
Black HumpIronHematiteOccurrence47.642, -123.119
Ruby Beach PlacerGold—Occurrence47.715, -124.407
Albino RodriquezManganese—Occurrence47.633, -123.008
Duckabush RiverManganese—Occurrence47.684, -123.078
Mount ClaywoodManganese—Occurrence47.801, -123.362
Tull CityManganese—Occurrence47.851, -123.111
Triple Ore Copper ProspectCopper—Prospect47.871, -122.945
ElkhornManganese—Prospect47.734, -123.126
North Pole Quartz——Occurrence47.620, -123.153
Ruby Beach PlacerGold—Occurrence47.702, -124.416
Black HumpManganese—Occurrence47.642, -123.122
Upper West Ledge——Prospect47.738, -123.132
Rustler CreekGold—Prospect47.629, -123.620
Duckabush RiverManganese—Occurrence47.687, -123.085
Albino Rodriguez——Occurrence47.722, -123.004
DosewallipsTravertine—Occurrence47.756, -123.238
Tull CityManganese—Occurrence47.854, -123.108
Lower East Ledge——Prospect47.733, -123.108
Mount Claywood——Occurrence47.804, -123.362
Tubal Cain Property——Prospect47.765, -123.116
Lucky Creek Claim——Prospect47.711, -123.007
Lower Middle Ledge——Past Producer47.733, -123.125
Karnes DepositsManganese—Prospect47.734, -123.126
Olympic Peninsula Mn Project # 301Manganese—Prospect47.500, -123.710
IrondaleDiatomite—Occurrence48.025, -122.776
Mount AndersonQuartz—Occurrence47.720, -123.286
Lower West LedgeManganese—Prospect47.734, -123.127
Chimacum ValleyIron—Prospect48.014, -122.772

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 41 fossil collection records in Jefferson County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Mason County · Kitsap County · Island County · Grays Harbor County · Clallam County

Washington mineral guides

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Related articles

How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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