The Rarem Association is a titanium and gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 49 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: 49 Feet (15 Meters)
Commodity: Titanium, Gold
Lat, Long: 58.6697, -137.69170
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Rarem Association MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rarem Association
Secondary: Thos Millersh & Others
Secondary: Placer Nos. 16a, 18a, 20a
Secondary: S. O. Wheelock
Secondary: Nos. 14, 15, 16, 17, 16a
Secondary: Echo Creek Beach Sands
Secondary: Pild Association
Secondary: Preto Association
Secondary: Harold Smith & Others
Secondary: Peggy Nos. 1-2
Secondary: F. P. Cook
Secondary: H. H. Williams
Secondary: Placer Nos. 1-21
Secondary: E.A A. Wynn
Secondary: Placer Nos. 10a, 12a, 14a
Secondary: Ruby Sand Mining Co. No. 1
Secondary: Nos. 8, 8a, 9, 9a, 10a, 38, 41, 10b
Secondary: Nos. 7, 7a, 1, 30, 33, 34, 37 12b
Secondary: Nos. 14b, 4, 11, 12, 13, 2, 3, 5
Secondary: Oregon King Consolidated
Secondary: Lituya Bay Gold Mining Company
Commodity
Primary: Titanium
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Platinum
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: Culligan, Roy
Info Year: 1980
Owner Name: Gold Reserve Mining Inc.
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
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: Ilmenite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Cinnabar
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Goethite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Hypersthene
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Labradorite
Unknown: Augite
Unknown: Andesine
Unknown: Zircon
Unknown: Kyanite
Unknown: Labradorite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Muscovite
Unknown: Oligoclase
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Rutile
Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Sphene
Unknown: Staurolite
Comments
Comment (Reference): RATAJ, 1975, NOTES FROM RECORDERS OFFICE (USBM, UNPB NOTES)
Comment (Reserve-Resource): R1=M1C1. SAMPLING INADEQUATE TO REFLECT TRUE AU CONTENT WHILE BEING ADEQUATE TO REFLECT ILMENITE CONTENT.
Comment (Deposit): A TRIBUTARY OF ECHO CREEK IS FOURMILE CREEK. HISTORY AND PAST PRODUCTION FOR AREA IS GIVEN IN 0021110100. DRILLING USING PVC TUBE AND SPLIT TUBE SAMPLER. LITUYA BAY GOLD MINING COMPANY ORGANIZED BUILDING PLANT AND WAREHOUSE AT MOUTH OF ECHO CREEK IN 1901 CLOSED IN 1903.
Comment (Geology): MINERAL CONTENT FROM PANNED CONCENTRATE.
References
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. C28-C94
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494
Reference (Deposit): P820 p. 541
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. F-5
Reference (Reserve-Resource): OF78-494 pp. C87-C88
Reference (Deposit): B314d pp. 64-65
Reference (Deposit): B662b pp. 23, 41-42
Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 28
Reference (Deposit): B836b pp. 133-135
Reference (Deposit): OF149
Reference (Deposit): B1058B pp. 57-58
Reference (Deposit): P354C p. 56
Reference (Deposit): RI5986 pp. 1-2, 6-7, 37-39
Reference (Deposit): B1121F pp. 45-46
Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 3, 37-40, 53, 64, 67-69, 83
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