The Lituya Bay, South Beach is a gold 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
Lat, Long: 58.5597, -137.49440
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Lituya Bay, South Beach MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lituya Bay, South Beach
Secondary: Oregon King Consolidated
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Titanium
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1917
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: Ilmenite
Unknown: Platinum
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): HISTORY AND PAST PRODUCTION OF BEACH IS IN 0021110100.
Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATIONS OF ALASKA KARDEX CLAIMS ARE UNKNOWN. DEPOSIT PROBABLY DISCOVERED BY PANNING. USGS CRIB A002102
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-033
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-045
Reference (Deposit): B836b pp. 133-135
Reference (Deposit): B947D p. 71
Reference (Deposit): OF149
Reference (Deposit): RI5986 pp. 1-2, 6-7, 37-39
Reference (Deposit): B1121F pp. 45-46
Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 3, 53, 64, 67-69, 83
Reference (Deposit): MF436
Reference (Deposit): B1415 pp. 3, 7
Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 pp. 32-34
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C28-C90
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 10, No. 231
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-032
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-030
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-031
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