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Fairweather River Beach Sands

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Iron, 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. 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 10233707
MRDS ID A002102
MAS/MILS ID 0021110102
Record type Site
Current site name Fairweather River Beach Sands
Alternate or previous names San Jose Group, Snedaker Group, C. L. Blackmore, Placer No. 1-11 & 1a-11a, Oregon King Consolidated Mining Co., Sitka Association, J. E. Chilberg & Others, Ayers Group, Mccarthy Group, Hobson Group, Kesor Brothers Group, Burbank Group, Jos T. Burke
Related records 10258242, 10258612, 10112814, 10282558

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -137.85774, 58.7497 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Fairweather C-6 NW(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 036 S 045 E 36 SENESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Iron Tertiary
Titanium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Andalusite Unknown
Andesine Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Gold Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Hypersthene Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Labradorite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Oligoclase Unknown
Olivine Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Staurolite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -137.85774, 58.7497
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 63M
    Width 2770M
    Area 99HA
    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
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    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) 99
    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 1898
Year of first production 1898

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Culligan, Roy
    Year 1980
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Oregon King Consolidated Mining Co.
    Year 1980

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Inferred 203000mt ore
    Total resources 203000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.009 g/mt Gold Major 1976
    Titanium TiO2 8.8 wt-pct Titanium Major 1976

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • R1=M1C1. SAMPLING INADEQUATE TO REFLECT TRUE AU CONTENT WHILE BEING ADEQUATE TO REFLECT ILMENITE CONTENT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    OF78-494 p. C87

  • Deposit

    OF149

  • Deposit

    RI5986 pp. 1-2 6-7,37-39

  • Deposit

    B1121F pp. 45-46

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    B1374 p. 105

  • Deposit

    B1374

  • Deposit

    B1415 p. 3

  • Deposit

    OF78-316 pp. 32-34

  • Deposit

    OF78-494 pp. C28-C94

  • Deposit

    OF78-494

  • Deposit

    OF81-122

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. F-5

Comments on the references

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HISTORY AND PAST PRODUCTION IS GIVEN IN 0021110100. PROSPECTING PROBABLY BY PANNING. ADDITIONAL SAMPLING (SHOVEL BULK SAMPLES) OF BLACK SAND. OTHER DRILLING IS PVC TUBE SAMPLING. YEAR OF LAST PRODUCTION UNKNOWN.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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