Lituya Bay

The Lituya Bay is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Lituya Bay
Secondary: Lituya Bay Gold Mining Co.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Unknown

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: BEACH SANDS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FE = 20 LBS/YD, TI = 43.7 LBS/YD

Materials

Ore: Ilmenite
Ore: Magnetite

Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION 1894 TO 1917 WAS ABOUT 3628 OZ AU.

Comment (Geology): HR.AGE.MV: BLACK SANDS

References

Reference (Deposit): 6) BROOKS AND MARTIN, 1921, P. 76 (B714)

Reference (Deposit): 7) BROOKS, 1922, P. 34 (B722)

Reference (Deposit): 8) BROOKS, 1923, P. 23 (B739)

Reference (Deposit): 9) BROOKS AND CAPPS, 1924, P. 25 (B755)

Reference (Deposit): 10) BROOKS, 1925, P. 23 (B773)

Reference (Deposit): 11) MERTIE, 1933A, P. 133-135 (B836)

Reference (Deposit): 12) SMITH, P. S., 1934B, P. 29 (B864-A)

Reference (Deposit): 13) SMITH, P. S., 1936, P. 30 (B868-A)

Reference (Deposit): 14) SMITH, P. S., 1937, P. 34 (B880-A)

Reference (Deposit): 15) SMITH, P. S., 1938, P. 40 (B897-A)

Reference (Deposit): 16) SMITH, P. S., 1939A, P. 38 (B910-A)

Reference (Deposit): 17) SMITH, P. S., 1939B, P. 36-37 (B917-A)

Reference (Deposit): 18) SMITH, P. S., 1941, P. 33 (B926-A)

Reference (Deposit): 19) SMITH, P. S., 1942B, P. 32-33 (B933-A)

Reference (Deposit): 20) KENNEDY AND WALTON, 1946B, P. 71 (B947-D)

Reference (Deposit): 21) ROSSMAN, 1957 (OF 149)

Reference (Deposit): 22) MILLER, D. J., 1960, P. 56

Reference (Deposit): 23) THOMAS AND BERRYHILL, 1962, P. 1-2, 6-7, 37-39

Reference (Deposit): 24) ROSSMAN, 1963A, P. F45-F46 (B1121-F)

Reference (Deposit): 25) BERG AND COBB, 1967, P. 195 (B1246)

Reference (Deposit): 26) MACKEVETT AND OTHERS, 1971, P. 3, 53, 56, 64

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, 1904, P. 46 (B225)

Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, C. W., 1907, P. 64-65 (B314)

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, 1918, P. 23, 41-42 (B662)

Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, 1919, P. 96 (B666)

Reference (Deposit): 5) MARTIN, 1920, P. 28 (B712)

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