The Blacksand Spit is a iron mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Blacksand Spit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blacksand Spit
Secondary: Ferro
Secondary: Blacksand Beach
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: PGE
Tertiary: Titanium
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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): 80 CLAIMS STAKED 1956. NO ACTIVITY SINCE. INACTIVE 1976. BEACH SANDS CONTAIN UP TO 20% IRON & GREATER THAN 1% TI02. COMPOSED OF AURIFEROUS BLACK BEACH SANDS CONCENTRATED BY WAVE ACTION.
References
Reference (Deposit): OF209
Reference (Deposit): RI5986 pp. 24, 26-28
Reference (Deposit): B1312L pp. 4-5, 7
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 108-001
Reference (Deposit): MF408
Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 100, 105
Reference (Deposit): OF79-1246 p. 19
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