The Lucky Strike Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Lucky Strike Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Strike Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Kantishna
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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
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: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Kantishna Antiform; Most Claims On Quigley Hil Are On Crestline Of Antiform
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cambrian
Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.04 OZ/TON AU, 6.4 OZ/TON AG, ADGGS OFR 98, P. 30
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Production): MAY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE PRODUCTION IN THE 1920'S
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: GALENA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ADGGS RI 83-12, P. 17
Comment (Commodity): NO DATA ON PB OR ZN CONTENT
Comment (Deposit): TWO VEINS; MOSTLY QUARTZ, GALENA, AND SPHALERITE, ARE 6 TO 8 FT THICK AND TREND NE 200 FT OF STRIKE LENGTH EXPOSED AT SURFACE
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS AND SHORT ADIT, CAVED BY 1930
Comment (Geology): PART OF MINERALIZED HYDRAULIC FRACTURE SYSTEM OF KANTISHNA HILLS AREA
References
Reference (Deposit): DAVIS, J.A., 1923, THE KANTISHNA REGION, AK, IN STEWART, B.D., ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINE INSPECTOR TO THE GOVERNOR OF ALASKA, 1922: JUNEAU, AK, P. 124
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 836, P. 331
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 849-F, P. 367
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OFR 98, P. 30
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS RI 83-12, P. 17
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