The Lituya Bay Beach Placer is a pge mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 7 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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Lituya Bay Beach Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lituya Bay Beach Placer
Commodity
Primary: PGE
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Titanium
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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
Type: Minerals Only
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1918
Description: Production Reported Unknown
Year: 1916
Description: Production Reported Unknown
Year: 1915
Description: Production Reported Unknown
Year: 1901
Description: Production Reported Large Scale Flop Unknown
Year: 1896
Description: Production Reported 1885 Troy Ounces Concentrate
Year: 1891
Description: Production Reported $15,000 725 Troy Ounces Concentrate
Year: 1890
Description: Production Reported Unknown
Year: 1867
Description: Production Reported Pre 1867 Russian Au Concentrate
Year: 1922
Description: Production Reported Unknown
Year: 1920
Description: Production Reported Unknown
Year: 1919
Description: Production Reported Unknown
Year: 1936
Description: Production Reported Unknown
Year: 1935
Description: Production Reported Unknown
Year: 1934
Description: Production Reported Unknown
Year: 1940
Description: Production Reported Unknown
Year: 1939
Description: Production Reported Unknown
Year: 1938
Description: Production Reported Unknown
Year: 1937
Description: Production Reported Unknown
Year: 1933
Description: Production Reported Unknown
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1860
Discovery Year: 1860
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: Cinnabar
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Rutile
Unknown: Sphene
Unknown: Staurolite
Unknown: Zircon
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Andalusite
Unknown: Andesine
Unknown: Augite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Bismuthinite
Unknown: Cassiterite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Platinum
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Goethite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Hypersthene
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Kyanite
Unknown: Labradorite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Oligoclase
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GOLD PRODUCTION FOR LITUYA BAY BEACH PLACER GIVEN HEREIN. LITUYA BAY BEACH PLACERS HISTORY GIVEN HERE. PLATINUM DISCOVERED IN BEACH SANDS. EXPLORATION METHOD PROBABLY PANNING.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): R1=M1C1. THIS PLATINUM RESERVE IS FOR THE ENTIRE BODY OF THE LITUYA BAY BEACH PLACERS.
References
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 38
Reference (Deposit): B917A pp. 36-37
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 32-33
Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 p. 32
Reference (Deposit): P820 p. 105
Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 23
Reference (Deposit): B666P p. 96
Reference (Deposit): B739a pp. 22-23
Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 23
Reference (Deposit): B800 p. 322
Reference (Deposit): B947D p. 71
Reference (Deposit): OF149
Reference (Deposit): B1058B pp. 57-58
Reference (Deposit): P354C p. 56
Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 105
Reference (Deposit): B1374
Reference (Deposit): B1415 pp. 3, 7
Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 pp. 32-34
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. B9-B12, C28-C91, D6
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494
Reference (Deposit): P820 p. 541
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 10, No. 230
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-5
Reference (Deposit): AR18b p. 85
Reference (Deposit): B314d pp. 64-65
Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 23, 41-42
Reference (Deposit): RI5986 pp. 1-2, 6-7, 37-39
Reference (Deposit): B1121F pp. 45-46
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 195
Reference (Deposit): OF379 p. 2
Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 3, 53, 64, 67-69, 83
Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 76
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B836b pp. 133-135
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 30
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