Outer Submarine Beach Placer

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

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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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