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Topsy Creek Beach Sands

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Iron, Platinum, Titanium
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  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. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185523
MAS/MILS ID 0021110106
Record type Site
Current site name Topsy Creek Beach Sands
Alternate or previous names C. E. Gaskell, Fox Nos. 1-20, John L. Young, Pluskell, Coffee, Louis Miller, Steelhead No. 1 E

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -137.46322, 58.545 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
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-5(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 038 S 048 E 27 NENWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Iron Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Andesine Unknown
Augite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Gold Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Hypersthene Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Labradorite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Oligoclase Unknown
Platinum Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Sphene Unknown
Staurolite Unknown
Zircon Unknown
Oligoclase Unknown
Rutile Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -137.46322, 58.545
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip 00E
    Thickness 1.3M
    Length 183M
    Width 134M
    Area 2HA
    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
    Strike And Dip N40W:00E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2
    Date of Last Modification 830503

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1915

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Comments on the ownership information

  • CLAIM LAPSED NO CURRENT OWNERSHIP.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Inferred 15000mt ore
    Total resources 15000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0 g/mt Gold Major 1978
    Titanium TiO2 0.7 wt-pct Titanium Trace 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BREW ET AL, 1978, P. C-87-C-88 (OF 78-494) RESERVE COLUMN 1 IS REPRESENTED BY MATRIX 1 COLUMN 1.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 111-063

  • Deposit

    B836b pp. 133-135

  • Deposit

    B947D p. 71

  • Deposit

    OF149

  • Deposit

    RI5986 pp. 37-39

  • Deposit

    P632 pp. 3, 53, 64, 67-69, 83

  • Deposit

    MF436

  • Deposit

    B1374 p. 105

  • Deposit

    B1374

  • Deposit

    OF78-316 pp. 32-34

  • Deposit

    OF78-494 pp. C28-C91

  • Deposit

    OF78-494

  • Deposit

    OF81-122

  • Deposit

    OF82-719 p. 10, No. 230

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. F-5

Comments on the references

  • RATAJ, 1975, NOTES FROM RECORDERS OFFICE (USBM UNPB NOTES)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HISTORY AND PAST PRODUCTION OF ENTIRE BEACH IN 0021110100. DISCOVERY AND EARLY EXPLORATION PROBABLY BY PANNING. WORK IN 1976 INCLUDED SHELBY TUBE, GRAB AND CHANNEL SAMPLES. SAMPLING ADEQUATE TO REFLECT TRUE ILMENITE BUT NO AU CONC.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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