| Deposit ID | 10308084 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nelson Lagoon |
| Geographic coordinates: | -161.37747, 55.96722 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | This site represents approximately 20 miles of sampled beach placer deposits on the Alaska Peninsula along the coast of Bristol Bay..Sampling extended northeast from sec. 22, T. 49 S., R. 80 W., of the Seward Meridian on Port Moller D-5 quadrangle to Lagoon Point on Port Moller D-4 quadrangle (Cobb, 1972 [MF 433], locality 7; Cobb, 1973 [B 1374], locality 2; MacKevett and Holloway, 1977, locality 7; Wilson and others, 1988, locality 7). This site is plotted near the midpoint of the sampled section of beach, on the boundary of secs. 5 and 6, T. 49 S., R. 78 W., of the Seward Meridian. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Aleutians East(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Port Moller D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Port Moller(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Port Moller(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Cold Bay(hydrologic unit)
Aleutian Islands(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Nelson Lagoon Corporation(ANCSA Village)
ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Titanium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Model code | 121 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39c |
| Deposit model name | Shoreline placer Ti |
| (1) | -161.37747, 55.96722 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|
| District name | Alaska Peninsula |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | PM006 |
Berryhill, R.V., 1963, Reconnaissance of beach sands, Bristol Bay, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 6214, 48 p.
Cobb, E.H., 1973, Placer deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1374, 213 p.
Wilson, F.H., White, W.H., and DuBois, G.D., 1988, Brief descriptions of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in the Port Moller and Stepovak Bay quadrangles, Alaska Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-666, 128 p., scale 1:250,000.
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Shoreline placer Ti (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39c) |
| Deposit | Other Comments = This site is on land partly owned by the state and partly on land patented by, or interim-conveyed to, the Aleut Corporation. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-JAN-01 | S.H. Pilcher | U.S. Geological Survey |
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