Lituya Beach Sands

The Lituya Beach Sands is a 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: Lituya Beach Sands
Secondary: Lituya Bay Beach Placer

Commodity

Primary: Titanium
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: PGE

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

Owner Name: U.S. National Park Service
Info Year: 1984

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
Discovery Year: 1867
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: Gold
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Platinum

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS DEPOSIT DELINEATES THOSE HYPOTHETICAL RESOURCES UNDER AND AROUND THE RESOURCE BLOCKS IDENTIFIED IN 0021110101 -0021110112. THE HISTORY AND PAST PRODUCTION OF ALL THE PACIFIC BEACH SANDS FROM SEA OTTER CREEK TO BOUSSOLE BAY IS CONTAINED IN 0021110100. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THE WORK AND SAMPLING UPON WHICH THESE FIGURES ARE BASED IS ONLY ADEQUATE TO ASSESS THE TRUE TIO2 CONTENT, BUT NOT THE TRUE AU CONTENT.

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): OF78-494 pp. D23-D24

Reference (Deposit): B1374

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. D6-D7, D23-D24

Reference (Deposit): OF81-122

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-5

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