Alaska
Occurrence

Akwe Beach

Alaska, United States
TitaniumGoldIronChromiumZirconium
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Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Gold, Iron
SecondaryChromium, Zirconium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Rutile, Zircon, Gold
GangueGarnet
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10002472
MRDS IDA013404
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates59.30969, -139.14222
References
Thomas, B.I., and Berryhill, R. V., 1962, Reconnaissance studies of Alaskan beach sands, eastern Gulf of Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 5986, 40 p.Reimnitz, Erk, and Plafker, George, 1976, Marine gold placers along the Gulf of Alaska margin: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1415, 16 p.Foley, J.Y., La Berge, R.D., Grosz, A.E., Oliver, F.S., and Hirt, W.C., 1995, Onshore titanium and related heavy mineral investigations in the eastern Gulf of Alaska region, southern Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 10-95, 125 p.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Yakutat quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-408, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Bering Glacier, Icy Bay, Middleton Island, and Yakutat quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1246, 41 p.