Alaska
Past Producer

Yakutat Beach

Alaska, United States
TitaniumGoldIronZirconiumTungstenPGEGarnet
⌖ Show on mapUSGS source ↗
Commodities
PrimaryTitanium, Gold, Iron
SecondaryZirconium, Tungsten, PGE, Garnet
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Magnetite, Rutile, Scheelite, Zircon
GangueGarnet, Hornblende, Pyrite, Pyroxene, Sphene, Topaz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10309034
MRDS IDD002751
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates59.49968, -139.74825
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.Wright, F.F., 1969, Sedimentation and gold distribution, Yakutat Bay, Alaska: University of Alaska Marine Science Report R69-9, 12p.Wright, F.F., 1972, Marine geology of Yakutat Bay, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 800-B, p. B9-B15.MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Plafker, G., 1970, Geochemical and geophysical reconnaissance of parts of the Yakutat and Mount St. Elias quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1312-L, 12 p.Reimnitz, Erk, and Plafker, George, 1976, Marine gold placers along the Gulf of Alaska margin: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1415, 16 p.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.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.