North La Perouse Beach Sands

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Iron, Platinum, 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258242
MRDS ID A002102
MAS/MILS ID 0021110108
Record type Site
Current site name North La Perouse Beach Sands
Alternate or previous names Placier Ass. No. 2-20, Oregon King Consolidated Mining Co., Roy Culligan
Related records 10112814, 10233707, 10258612, 10282558

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -137.32021, 58.4858 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
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 B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Fairweather SE(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 039 S 049 E 16 S2N2SE Alaska

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Andesine Unknown
Augite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Gold Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Illite Unknown
Labradorite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Oligoclase Unknown
Olivine Unknown
Platinum Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -137.32021, 58.4858

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 00W
    Thickness 1M
    Length 180M
    Width 240M
    Area 4HA
    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 N45W:00W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 4
    Date of Last Modification 830321

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1952

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Jeanne Trump
    Interest 100
    Year 1980

Comments on the production information

  • SAMPLING IN 1966 PROBABLY CONSISTED OF PANNING. SAMPLING IN 1976 WAS PVC TUBE SAMPLING. HISTORY AND PAST PRODUCTION OF ENTIRE AREA IN 0021110100.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Inferred 48900mt ore
    Total resources 48900mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.0003 g/mt Gold Major 1978
    Titanium TiO2 5.5 wt-pct Titanium Major 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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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