| Deposit ID | 10161223 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0021110127 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lituya Beach Sands |
| Alternate or previous names | Lituya Bay Beach Placer |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -137.67713, 58.6219 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper River | 037 S | 047 E | 32 | S2NENE | Alaska |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Unknown |
| Ilmenite | Unknown |
| Platinum | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -137.67713, 58.6219 |
|---|
| Length | 97000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 2100HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1867 |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| District name | Juneau District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Wilderness |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. National Park Service |
| Year | 1984 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 68800000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0021110127 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS DEPOSIT DELINEATES THOSE HYPOTHETICAL RESOURCES UNDER AND AROUND THE RESOURCE BLOCKS IDENTIFIED IN 0021110101 -0021110112. THE HISTORY AND PAST PRODUCTION OF ALL THE PACIFIC BEACH SANDS FROM SEA OTTER CREEK TO BOUSSOLE BAY IS CONTAINED IN 0021110100. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THE WORK AND SAMPLING UPON WHICH THESE FIGURES ARE BASED IS ONLY ADEQUATE TO ASSESS THE TRUE TIO2 CONTENT, BUT NOT THE TRUE AU CONTENT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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