Lituya Bay, North Beach

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Iron, PGE, 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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161075
MRDS ID A002094
MAS/MILS ID 0021110020
Record type Site
Current site name Lituya Bay, North Beach
Alternate or previous names Williams Group, Owens Group, Barnard Hahl Group, Burbank Group, Nos. 1-21, Nos. 16a, 18a, 20a, 56 Claims, Nos. 10b, 12b, 14b, Ruby Sand Mining Co. No. 1, C. F. Placer Mining Co., Cape Fairweather Co., C. F. Mining Co., Hobson Group, Ayers Group, Fractional Group, Wisconsin Group, Herrington, Kerwin, Stewart, Barneby, C.L. Blackmore, S. O. Wheelock, M. C. Orton, A. K. Mc Conally, Spurgon Group, Hersy Group, Jos. P. Burke, Yreka Association, Trinity Association, Henly Association, Shasta Association, Pild, Preto Association, Peggy 1-2, F.P. Cook, H. H. Williams, Preto Association, Rucker Group, Kettridge, Burbank, E.A. Wynne, Welkus Whitaker, Jos. T. Burke, Harold N. Smith & Others, Thos. Miller & Others, Pild Association
Related records 10160883

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -137.76964, 58.7136 (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-6(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 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 036+S 046 E 29 S2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Iron Tertiary
PGE Critical Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -137.76964, 58.7136

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 94HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 94
    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 1860
Year of first production 1860

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Oregon King Consolidated
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Culligan, Roy
    Year 1980

Comments on the production information

  • HISTORY AND PAST PRODUCTION IN 0021110100. INITAL DISCOVERY PROBABLY BY PANNING. SHOVEL SAMPLING OF BLACK SANDS DONE IN 1957.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-003

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-004

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-005

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-007

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-008

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-034

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-035

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-042

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-043

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-044

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-046

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-059

  • Deposit

    B225 p. 46

  • Deposit

    B314d pp. 64-65

  • Deposit

    B662b pp. 23, 41-42

  • Deposit

    B666P p. 96

  • Deposit

    B712a p. 28

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    B714b p. 76

  • Deposit

    B722a p. 34

  • Deposit

    B739a pp. 22-23

  • Deposit

    B755a p. 25

  • Deposit

    B773a p. 23

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    B800 p. 322

  • Deposit

    B836b pp. 133-135

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    B864A p. 29

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    B868A p. 30

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    B880A p. 34

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    B897A p. 40

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    B910A p. 38

  • Deposit

    B917A pp. 36-37

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    B926A p. 33

  • Deposit

    B933A pp. 32-33

  • Deposit

    B947D p. 71

  • Deposit

    OF149

  • Deposit

    P354C p. 56

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    B1121F pp. 45-46

  • Deposit

    B1246 p. 195

  • Deposit

    OF379 p. 2

  • Deposit

    P630 pp. 88-91

  • Deposit

    P632 pp. 3, 53, 56, 64, 67-69, 83

  • Deposit

    MF436

  • Deposit

    OF508 p. 58

  • Deposit

    B1374 p. 105

  • Deposit

    B1415 pp. 3, 7

  • Deposit

    OF78-316 pp. 32-34

  • Deposit

    OF78-494 pp. C28-C91

  • Deposit

    OF82-719 p. 10, No. 230

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD COVERS NORTH BEACH AREA NOT IN RESOURCE BLOCKS. THIS MINERALOGY IS NOT ENUMERATED. HISTORY, PAST PRODUCTION, AND MINERALOGY ARE IN 0021110200.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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