Steelhead Creek Beach Sands

The Steelhead Creek Beach Sands is a gold and titanium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 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: Steelhead Creek Beach Sands  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 98 Feet (30 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Titanium

Lat, Long: 58.5856, -137.55420

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Satelite image of the Steelhead Creek Beach Sands

Steelhead Creek Beach Sands MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Steelhead Creek Beach Sands
Secondary: Oregon King Consolidated
Secondary: Barnard Hahl Group
Secondary: C. L. Blakemore
Secondary: Steelhead Nos. 1-3w
Secondary: Discovery
Secondary: Charles I. Ferdine
Secondary: Nos. 4-7, 4a-7a
Secondary: Roy Culligan
Secondary: Placer Nos. 1-7, 3a-7a


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Titanium
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: PGE


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

Owner Name: Culligan, Roy
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1980

Owner Name: Gold Reserve Mining Inc.
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1980


Production

Year: 1916
Description: Production Reported Unknown
Year: 1915
Description: Production Reported Unknown


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1915
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: Olivine
Unknown: Oligoclase
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Labradorite
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Sphene
Unknown: Sphene
Unknown: Rutile
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Enstatite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Augite
Unknown: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): INITIAL EXPLORATION PROBABLY PANNING. PAST PRODUCTION AND HISTORY OF AREA IN 0021110100. OTHER DRILLING IS PVC TUBE SAMPLING. SAMPLING ADEQUATE TO REFLECT TRUE ILMENITE BUT NOT AU CONC.

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

Comment (Production): RUSSIANS MINED BEACHES PRIOR TO SEWARDS PURCHASE. DATES UNK.


References

Reference (Deposit): B836b pp. 134-135

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

Reference (Deposit): B836b pp. 133-135

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

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

Reference (Deposit): MF436

Reference (Deposit): B1374

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

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

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494

Reference (Deposit): OF81-122

Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 10, No. 230

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

Reference (Deposit): B947D p. 71

Reference (Deposit): OF149


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