The Topsy Creek Beach Sands is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 feet.
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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: 98 Feet (30 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 58.5453, -137.46110
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Topsy Creek Beach Sands MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Topsy Creek Beach Sands
Secondary: C. E. Gaskell
Secondary: Fox Nos. 1-20
Secondary: John L. Young
Secondary: Pluskell
Secondary: Coffee
Secondary: Louis Miller
Secondary: Steelhead No. 1 E
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
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: 1915
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: Andesine
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Oligoclase
Unknown: Oligoclase
Unknown: Platinum
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Rutile
Unknown: Rutile
Unknown: Sphene
Unknown: Staurolite
Unknown: Labradorite
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Hypersthene
Unknown: Augite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Zircon
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): BREW ET AL, 1978, P. C-87-C-88 (OF 78-494) RESERVE COLUMN 1 IS REPRESENTED BY MATRIX 1 COLUMN 1.
Comment (Deposit): HISTORY AND PAST PRODUCTION OF ENTIRE BEACH IN 0021110100. DISCOVERY AND EARLY EXPLORATION PROBABLY BY PANNING. WORK IN 1976 INCLUDED SHELBY TUBE, GRAB AND CHANNEL SAMPLES. SAMPLING ADEQUATE TO REFLECT TRUE ILMENITE BUT NO AU CONC.
Comment (Reference): RATAJ, 1975, NOTES FROM RECORDERS OFFICE (USBM UNPB NOTES)
Comment (Ownership): CLAIM LAPSED NO CURRENT OWNERSHIP.
References
Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 105
Reference (Deposit): B1374
Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 pp. 32-34
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C28-C91
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 10, No. 230
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-5
Reference (Deposit): B836b pp. 133-135
Reference (Deposit): B947D p. 71
Reference (Deposit): OF149
Reference (Deposit): RI5986 pp. 37-39
Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 3, 53, 64, 67-69, 83
Reference (Deposit): MF436
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-063
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