The Outer Submarine Beach Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 33 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 33 Feet (10 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 64.50417, -165.44444
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Outer Submarine Beach Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Outer Submarine Beach Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
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: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1907
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 4 OZ OF AU/ 6 LB OF CONC.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): SEE COMMENTS: INNER SUBMARINE BEALCH
Comment (Development): SEE COMMENTS FOR INNER SUBMARINE BEACH; MOST REPORTS DO NOT DISTINGUISH BETWEEN INNER AND OUTER SUBMARINE BEACHES.
Comment (Deposit): AU ON CLAY "FALSE BEDROCKS" 60-70 FT DEEP AND 4-12 FT ABOVE TRUE BEDROCK; THOUGHT TO BE AN ANCIENT NEARSHORE DEPOSIT.
Comment (Geology): SEE: INNER SUBMARINE BEACH
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: INNER SUBMARINE BEACH ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): BURIED BEACH-LIKE TREND PARALLEL TO PRESENT COASTLINE AND ABOUT 300-1000 FT INLAND, USGS BULLETIN 533, P. 119. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 379, P. 276-277.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 533, P. 119.
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 414, P. 7-9.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 1374, P. 87-88.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 759-A, P. A2-A3.
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 26, LOC. 347.
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-463-139
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