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Yakutat Beach Gold Beach Placer Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Titanium, Metal, Iron, Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002469
MRDS ID A013400
Record type Site
Current site name Yakutat Beach Gold Beach Placer Occurrence
Related records 10161545

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -139.72642, 59.49357 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 3.5 MI. S OF YAKUTAT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yakutat(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Yakutat B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Yakutat SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Yakutat C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Dezadeash River(hydrologic unit)

Gulf of Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USBM RI 5986, FIG. 8, SAMPLE NO. 18 (SITE OF HIGHEST GRADE AU IN SAMPLES). ALSO, USGS MF-408, LOC. 5. BEACH PLACER EXTENDS ALONG COAST AT LEAST 7 MI. FROM SUMMIT LAKES TO LOST RIVER. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Titanium, Metal Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 0.010 PPM AU REPORTED BY USGS B 1415, SAMPLE 43

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Ore
Augite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Hornblende Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rutile Gangue
Sphene Gangue
Topaz Gangue
Zircon Gangue
Scheelite Unknown

Analytical data

Result SAND SAMPLES CONTAIN UP TO 0.00052 OZ/CY AU
Result AVERAGE OF 20.5 LB/CY TI, 35 LB/CY FE-REF. 1

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -139.72642, 59.49357
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • SAMPLED BY AUGER HOLES.

Comments on development

  • SAMPLED BY USBM IN 1957-58. NO RECORDED PRODUCTION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM RI 5986, P. 1, 24-30, FIG. 8, TABLE 12, SAMPLE LOCS. 1-18 (1962)

  • Deposit

    USGS OF 79-1246, P. 27 (1979)

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-408, LOC. 5 (1972)

  • Deposit

    USGS B 1415, PLATE 1, SAMPLE LOC. 43 (1976)

  • Other Database

    USBM-RI-5986-FIG-8-18

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MODERN BEACH SAND DEPOSITS REWORKED FROM GLACIAL OUTWASH MATERIAL. LOCALIZED BLACK SAND VENEERS 0.1-0.2 FT. THICK, CONTAINING INTERLOCKED MAGNETITE-ILMENITE, TRACE AMOUNTS OF GOLD, SCHEELITE.
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Deposit DEPOSITS ARE VERY LOW GRADE, BUT ARE MENTIONED BECAUSE OF HISTORIC MINING ACTIVITY IN THE AREA AROUND YAKUTAT BAY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-87 Niles, L.P. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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