Lituya Beach Sands

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, PGE, Titanium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161223
MAS/MILS ID 0021110127
Record type Site
Current site name Lituya Beach Sands
Alternate or previous names Lituya Bay Beach Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -137.67713, 58.6219 (WGS84)
Elevation 3
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 037 S 047 E 32 S2NENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
PGE Critical Tertiary
Titanium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Platinum Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -137.67713, 58.6219

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 97000M
    Area 2100HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2100
    Date of Last Modification 830321

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1867
Year of first production 1890

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. National Park Service
    Year 1984

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 68800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 8 wt-pct Titanium Major 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Sbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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