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Lituya Bay, North Beach

The Lituya Bay, North 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

Name: Lituya Bay, North Beach

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 10 Feet (3 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 58.7139, -137.76750

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Lituya Bay, North Beach MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lituya Bay, North Beach
Secondary: Williams Group
Secondary: Owens Group
Secondary: Barnard Hahl Group
Secondary: Burbank Group
Secondary: Nos. 1-21
Secondary: Nos. 16a, 18a, 20a
Secondary: 56 Claims
Secondary: Nos. 10b, 12b, 14b
Secondary: Ruby Sand Mining Co. No. 1
Secondary: C. F. Placer Mining Co.
Secondary: Cape Fairweather Co.
Secondary: C. F. Mining Co.
Secondary: Hobson Group
Secondary: Ayers Group
Secondary: Fractional Group
Secondary: Wisconsin Group
Secondary: Herrington
Secondary: Kerwin
Secondary: Stewart
Secondary: Barneby
Secondary: C.L. Blackmore
Secondary: S. O. Wheelock
Secondary: M. C. Orton
Secondary: A. K. Mc Conally
Secondary: Spurgon Group
Secondary: Hersy Group
Secondary: Jos. P. Burke
Secondary: Yreka Association
Secondary: Trinity Association
Secondary: Henly Association
Secondary: Shasta Association
Secondary: Pild, Preto Association
Secondary: Peggy 1-2
Secondary: F.P. Cook
Secondary: H. H. Williams
Secondary: Preto Association
Secondary: Rucker Group
Secondary: Kettridge
Secondary: Burbank
Secondary: E.A. Wynne
Secondary: Welkus Whitaker
Secondary: Jos. T. Burke
Secondary: Harold N. Smith & Others
Secondary: Thos. Miller & Others
Secondary: Pild Association

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: PGE
Tertiary: 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: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Culligan, Roy
Info Year: 1980

Owner Name: Oregon King Consolidated
Info Year: 1980

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1860
Discovery Year: 1860
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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD COVERS NORTH BEACH AREA NOT IN RESOURCE BLOCKS. THIS MINERALOGY IS NOT ENUMERATED. HISTORY, PAST PRODUCTION, AND MINERALOGY ARE IN 0021110200.

Comment (Production): HISTORY AND PAST PRODUCTION IN 0021110100. INITAL DISCOVERY PROBABLY BY PANNING. SHOVEL SAMPLING OF BLACK SANDS DONE IN 1957.

References

Reference (Deposit): P354C p. 56

Reference (Deposit): RI5986 pp. 1-2, 6-7, 37-39

Reference (Deposit): B1121F pp. 45-46

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 195

Reference (Deposit): OF379 p. 2

Reference (Deposit): P630 pp. 88-91

Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 3, 53, 56, 64, 67-69, 83

Reference (Deposit): MF436

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 58

Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 105

Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 10, No. 230

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-003

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-004

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-005

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-007

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-008

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-034

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-035

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-042

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-043

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-044

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-046

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-059

Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 46

Reference (Deposit): B314d pp. 64-65

Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 23, 41-42

Reference (Deposit): B666P p. 96

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 76

Reference (Deposit): B1415 pp. 3, 7

Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 pp. 32-34

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C28-C91

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B739a pp. 22-23

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 25

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 23

Reference (Deposit): B800 p. 322

Reference (Deposit): B836b pp. 133-135

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 38

Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 36-37

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 32-33

Reference (Deposit): B947D p. 71

Reference (Deposit): OF149

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