| Deposit ID | 10258164 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045385 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0021110100 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lituya Bay Beach Placer |
| Related records | 10103632 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -137.68543, 58.6219 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Fairweather C-6 SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Fairweather NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Federal lands
Glacier Bay National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper River | 037 S | 047 E | 32 | S2N2NE | Alaska |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Andalusite | Unknown |
| Andesine | Unknown |
| Augite | Unknown |
| Biotite | Unknown |
| Bismuthinite | Unknown |
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Cinnabar | Unknown |
| Epidote | Unknown |
| Garnet | Unknown |
| Goethite | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Hornblende | Unknown |
| Hypersthene | Unknown |
| Ilmenite | Unknown |
| Kyanite | Unknown |
| Labradorite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Oligoclase | Unknown |
| Olivine | Unknown |
| Platinum | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Rutile | Unknown |
| Scheelite | Unknown |
| Sphene | Unknown |
| Staurolite | Unknown |
| Zircon | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -137.68543, 58.6219 |
|---|
| Strike | N45W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 00W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 257495M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1860 |
| Year of first production | 1860 |
| District name | Juneau District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Year | 1867 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported Pre 1867 Russian Au Concentrate |
| Year | 1890 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported Unknown |
| Year | 1891 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported $15,000 725 Troy Ounces Concentrate |
| Year | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported 1885 Troy Ounces Concentrate |
| Year | 1901 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported Large Scale Flop Unknown |
| Year | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported Unknown |
| Year | 1916 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported Unknown |
| Year | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported Unknown |
| Year | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported Unknown |
| Year | 1920 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported Unknown |
| Year | 1922 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported Unknown |
| Year | 1933 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported Unknown |
| Year | 1934 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported Unknown |
| Year | 1935 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported Unknown |
| Year | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported Unknown |
| Year | 1937 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported Unknown |
| Year | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported Unknown |
| Year | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported Unknown |
| Year | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production Reported Unknown |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0021110100 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045385 | MAS references MRDS |
AR18b p. 85
B314d pp. 64-65
B662b pp. 23, 41-42
B712a p. 28
B714b p. 76
B722a p. 34
B755a p. 25
B836b pp. 133-135
B864A p. 29
B868A p. 30
B880A p. 34
B897A p. 40
B910A p. 38
B917A pp. 36-37
B926A p. 33
B933A pp. 32-33
OF78-316 p. 32
P820 p. 105
B225 p. 46
B662b p. 23
B666P p. 96
B739a pp. 22-23
B773a p. 23
B800 p. 322
B947D p. 71
OF149
B1058B pp. 57-58
P354C p. 56
RI5986 pp. 1-2, 6-7, 37-39
B1121F pp. 45-46
B1246 p. 195
OF379 p. 2
P632 pp. 3, 53, 64, 67-69, 83
B1374 p. 105
B1415 pp. 3, 7
OF78-316 pp. 32-34
OF78-494 pp. B9-B12, C28-C91, D6
P820 p. 541
OF82-719 p. 10, No. 230
MTA 82 No. F-5
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD PRODUCTION FOR LITUYA BAY BEACH PLACER GIVEN HEREIN. LITUYA BAY BEACH PLACERS HISTORY GIVEN HERE. PLATINUM DISCOVERED IN BEACH SANDS. EXPLORATION METHOD PROBABLY PANNING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.