| Deposit ID | 10103632 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M045385 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lituya Bay |
| Alternate or previous names | Lituya Bay Gold Mining Co. |
| Related records | 10258164 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -137.68546, 58.6497 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | BEACH SOUTH OF FAIRWEATHER GLACIER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Fairweather C-6 NE(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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | FE = 20 LBS/YD, TI = 43.7 LBS/YD |
|---|
| (1) | -137.68546, 58.6497 |
|---|
| General form | BEACH SANDS |
|---|---|
| Length | 32186M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | PRIOR TO 1867 TO WW II |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 32186M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045385 |
BROOKS, 1904, P. 46 (B225)
WRIGHT, C. W., 1907, P. 64-65 (B314)
BROOKS, 1918, P. 23, 41-42 (B662)
BROOKS, 1919, P. 96 (B666)
5) MARTIN, 1920, P. 28 (B712)
6) BROOKS AND MARTIN, 1921, P. 76 (B714)
7) BROOKS, 1922, P. 34 (B722)
8) BROOKS, 1923, P. 23 (B739)
9) BROOKS AND CAPPS, 1924, P. 25 (B755)
10) BROOKS, 1925, P. 23 (B773)
11) MERTIE, 1933A, P. 133-135 (B836)
12) SMITH, P. S., 1934B, P. 29 (B864-A)
13) SMITH, P. S., 1936, P. 30 (B868-A)
14) SMITH, P. S., 1937, P. 34 (B880-A)
15) SMITH, P. S., 1938, P. 40 (B897-A)
16) SMITH, P. S., 1939A, P. 38 (B910-A)
17) SMITH, P. S., 1939B, P. 36-37 (B917-A)
18) SMITH, P. S., 1941, P. 33 (B926-A)
19) SMITH, P. S., 1942B, P. 32-33 (B933-A)
20) KENNEDY AND WALTON, 1946B, P. 71 (B947-D)
21) ROSSMAN, 1957 (OF 149)
22) MILLER, D. J., 1960, P. 56
23) THOMAS AND BERRYHILL, 1962, P. 1-2, 6-7, 37-39
24) ROSSMAN, 1963A, P. F45-F46 (B1121-F)
25) BERG AND COBB, 1967, P. 195 (B1246)
26) MACKEVETT AND OTHERS, 1971, P. 3, 53, 56, 64
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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