Lituya Bay, South Beach

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

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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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