The Yakutat Beach Gold Beach Placer Occurrence is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Yakutat Beach Gold Beach Placer Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yakutat Beach Gold Beach Placer Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE OF 20.5 LB/CY TI, 35 LB/CY FE-REF. 1
Analytical Data: SAND SAMPLES CONTAIN UP TO 0.00052 OZ/CY AU
Materials
Ore: Ilmenite
Gangue: Topaz
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Zircon
Gangue: Sphene
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Rutile
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Hornblende
Gangue: Augite
Unknown: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Development): SAMPLED BY USBM IN 1957-58. NO RECORDED PRODUCTION.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS ARE VERY LOW GRADE, BUT ARE MENTIONED BECAUSE OF HISTORIC MINING ACTIVITY IN THE AREA AROUND YAKUTAT BAY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Commodity): 0.010 PPM AU REPORTED BY USGS B 1415, SAMPLE 43
Comment (Location): USBM RI 5986, FIG. 8, SAMPLE NO. 18 (SITE OF HIGHEST GRADE AU IN SAMPLES). ALSO, USGS MF-408, LOC. 5. BEACH PLACER EXTENDS ALONG COAST AT LEAST 7 MI. FROM SUMMIT LAKES TO LOST RIVER. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): MODERN BEACH SAND DEPOSITS REWORKED FROM GLACIAL OUTWASH MATERIAL. LOCALIZED BLACK SAND VENEERS 0.1-0.2 FT. THICK, CONTAINING INTERLOCKED MAGNETITE-ILMENITE, TRACE AMOUNTS OF GOLD, SCHEELITE.
Comment (Workings): SAMPLED BY AUGER HOLES.
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
References
Reference (Other Database): USBM-RI-5986-FIG-8-18
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1415, PLATE 1, SAMPLE LOC. 43 (1976)
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-408, LOC. 5 (1972)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 79-1246, P. 27 (1979)
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5986, P. 1, 24-30, FIG. 8, TABLE 12, SAMPLE LOCS. 1-18 (1962)
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