Fairweather River Beach Sands

The Fairweather River Beach Sands is a titanium and gold mine located in Alaska.

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: Fairweather River Beach Sands
Secondary: San Jose Group
Secondary: Snedaker Group
Secondary: C. L. Blackmore
Secondary: Placer No. 1-11 & 1a-11a
Secondary: Oregon King Consolidated Mining Co.
Secondary: Sitka Association
Secondary: J. E. Chilberg & Others
Secondary: Ayers Group
Secondary: Mccarthy Group
Secondary: Hobson Group
Secondary: Kesor Brothers Group
Secondary: Burbank Group
Secondary: Jos T. Burke

Commodity

Primary: Titanium
Primary: Gold
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: Oregon King Consolidated Mining Co.
Info Year: 1980

Owner Name: Culligan, Roy
Info Year: 1980

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1898
Discovery Year: 1898
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: Epidote
Unknown: Cassiterite
Unknown: Staurolite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Andesine
Unknown: Andalusite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Oligoclase
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Labradorite
Unknown: Hypersthene
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Ilmenite

Comments

Comment (Reference): RATAJ, 1975, NOTES FROM RECORDERS OFFICE (USBM, UNPUB NOTES)

Comment (Reserve-Resource): R1=M1C1. SAMPLING INADEQUATE TO REFLECT TRUE AU CONTENT WHILE BEING ADEQUATE TO REFLECT ILMENITE CONTENT.

Comment (Deposit): HISTORY AND PAST PRODUCTION IS GIVEN IN 0021110100. PROSPECTING PROBABLY BY PANNING. ADDITIONAL SAMPLING (SHOVEL BULK SAMPLES) OF BLACK SAND. OTHER DRILLING IS PVC TUBE SAMPLING. YEAR OF LAST PRODUCTION UNKNOWN.

References

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C28-C94

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494

Reference (Deposit): OF81-122

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

Reference (Reserve-Resource): OF78-494 p. C87

Reference (Deposit): OF149

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

Reference (Deposit): B1121F pp. 45-46

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

Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 105

Reference (Deposit): B1374

Reference (Deposit): B1415 p. 3

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

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