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Blacksand Spit

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Iron, PGE, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207761
MRDS ID A003936
MAS/MILS ID 0021080002
Record type Site
Current site name Blacksand Spit
Alternate or previous names Ferro, Blacksand Beach

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -139.41613, 59.37889 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Yakutat B-4 NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yakutat SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Yakutat C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 029 S 036 E 29 C NENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -139.41613, 59.37889
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 80 CLAIMS STAKED 1956. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. INACTIVE 1976. BEACH SANDS CONTAIN UP TO 20% IRON & GREATER THAN 1% TI02. COMPOSED OF AURIFEROUS BLACK BEACH SANDS CONCENTRATED BY WAVE ACTION.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.