Placier Ass. No. 2-20

The Placier Ass. No. 2-20 is a titanium and gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 33 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: Placier Ass. No. 2-20

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation: 33 Feet (10 Meters)

Commodity: Titanium, Gold

Lat, Long: 58.4861, -137.31810

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Placier Ass. No. 2-20 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Placier Ass. No. 2-20
Secondary: North La Perouse Beach Sands
Secondary: Oregon King Consolidated Mining Co.
Secondary: Roy Culligan

Commodity

Primary: Titanium
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Platinum
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: Jeanne Trump
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1980

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1952
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: Augite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Platinum
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Oligoclase
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Illite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Labradorite

Comments

Comment (Production): SAMPLING IN 1966 PROBABLY CONSISTED OF PANNING. SAMPLING IN 1976 WAS PVC TUBE SAMPLING. HISTORY AND PAST PRODUCTION OF ENTIRE AREA IN 0021110100.

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): OF78-494 pp. C87-C88

Reference (Deposit): OF149

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

Reference (Deposit): B1121F pp. 45-46

Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 67-69

Reference (Deposit): OF81-122

Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 10, No. 232

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

Reference (Deposit): MF436

Reference (Deposit): B1374

Reference (Deposit): B1415 pp. 3, 7

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

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C28-C91

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494

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