The Astrolabe Peninsula is a titanium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 994 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
Elevation: 994 Feet (303 Meters)
Commodity: Titanium
Lat, Long: 58.3653, -136.89720
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Astrolabe Peninsula MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Astrolabe Peninsula
Commodity
Primary: Titanium
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: Minerals Only
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1946
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Illite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Plagioclase
Unknown: Pyroxene
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NO ALASKA KARDEX. NO RECORD EVER CLAIMED. ROSSMAN SAMPLED LAYERS IN THE GABBRO CONTAINING 1-22 % MAGNETITE & 2-12.5 % ILMENITE. TWO SAMPLES OF MAGNETITE CONTAINED 8.5 & 10.69 % ILMENITE BY WEIGHT. THE MINERALIZED LAYERS OUTCROP ON THE HEADLAND BETWEEN 1,100 & 2,000 FT ELEVATION. RECRYSTALLIZED ROCKS PROBABLY REPRESENT A ROOF PENDANT OR XENOLITH ALSO OUTCROP NEAR THE TOP OF THE PENINSULA.
References
Reference (Deposit): B1121F pp. 44-45
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 194
Reference (Deposit): P632 p. 72
Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 p. 10
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C122-C123
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