The Unnamed (on coast near Ilnik) is a titanium and iron mine located in Alaska.
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Unnamed (on coast near Ilnik) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed (on coast near Ilnik)
Commodity
Primary: Titanium
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Alaska
District: Alaska Peninsula
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Shoreline placer Ti
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Ilmenite
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Berryhill, 1963
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Twenty-five auger holes were drilled and the resulting samples were concentrated and analysed for iron and titanium. The magnetic fraction contained 2.5 to 57.4 pounds of iron and 0.6 to 11.5 pounds of titanium per cubic yard. The non-magmetic fraction contained 0 to 2.1 pounds titanium per cubic yard.
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = This deposit is located on state land.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The Ilnik beach deposit is a long spit bordering low-lying shallow swamps and mudflats. The mile-wide spit is capped by extensive dunes. The sediment is generally sand or loose gravel. Thin surface veneers of magnetite and ilmenite occur along the strand line as surf and wind concentrates. Berryhill (1963) collected samples from 25 auger holes along approximately 15 miles of beach. Concentrates of this material contained 2.5 to 57.4 pounds of iron and 0.6 to 11.5 pounds of titanium per cubic yard in the magnetic fraction. In the non-magnetic fraction the concentrates contained 0 to 2.1 pounds of titanium per cubic yard.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Shoreline placer titanium (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39c)
References
Reference (Deposit): Berryhill, R.V., 1963, Reconnaissance of beach sands, Bristol Bay, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 6214, 48 p.
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