Boussole Bay Beach Sands

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

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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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