Topsy Creek Beach Sands

The Topsy Creek Beach Sands is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 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: Topsy Creek Beach Sands  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

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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