Lituya Bay, South Beach

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum, 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160883
MRDS ID A002094
MAS/MILS ID 0021110018
Record type Site
Current site name Lituya Bay, South Beach
Alternate or previous names Oregon King Consolidated
Related records 10161075

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -137.49652, 58.5594 (WGS84)
Elevation 3
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Fairweather C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Fairweather NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Glacier Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Glacier Bay National Park(National Park)

National Park UND(Type of land area)

UND(Federal land areas administered by UND)

Glacier Bay National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 038 S 048 E 21 E2NESW Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • EXACT LOCATIONS OF ALASKA KARDEX CLAIMS ARE UNKNOWN. DEPOSIT PROBABLY DISCOVERED BY PANNING. USGS CRIB A002102

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Platinum Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -137.49652, 58.5594

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 100HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1917

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Comments on the production information

  • HISTORY AND PAST PRODUCTION OF BEACH IS IN 0021110100.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-030

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-031

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-032

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-033

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-045

  • Deposit

    B836b pp. 133-135

  • Deposit

    B947D p. 71

  • Deposit

    OF149

  • Deposit

    RI5986 pp. 1-2, 6-7, 37-39

  • Deposit

    B1121F pp. 45-46

  • Deposit

    P632 pp. 3, 53, 64, 67-69, 83

  • Deposit

    MF436

  • Deposit

    B1415 pp. 3, 7

  • Deposit

    OF78-316 pp. 32-34

  • Deposit

    OF78-494 pp. C28-C90

  • Deposit

    OF82-719 p. 10, No. 231

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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