The Boussole Bay Beach Sands is a gold and titanium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 10 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: 10 Feet (3 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Titanium
Lat, Long: 58.395, -136.90530
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Boussole Bay Beach Sands MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boussole Bay Beach Sands
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Titanium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Minerals Only
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1976
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Oligoclase
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Augite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Diopside
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Andesine
Unknown: Hypersthene
Unknown: Labradorite
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Platinum
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphene
Unknown: Staurolite
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SAMPLING ADEQUATE TO ASSESS TRUE TIO2 CONTENT BUT NOT TRUE AU CONTENT. SAMPLING IN 1976 WAS DONE WITH PVC TUBE, AUGER & SPLIT TUBE. NO ALASKA KARDEX. NO CLAIM RECORD WAS FOUND.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): OF78-494 pp. C87-C88
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-5
Reference (Deposit): B1374
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C28-C89
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