Lucky Shot Gold Prospect

The Lucky Shot Gold Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 30 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

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Site Name

Primary: Lucky Shot Gold Prospect
Secondary: Lucky Shot Claim Group
Secondary: Woll Prospects

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska
District: Chichagof

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Form: LENS

Structure

Type: R
Description: Northernmost Prospect Is Short Distance S Of Chichagof.

Type: L
Description: Graywacke Strikes N 35 Degrees-45 Degrees W, Dips 65 Degrees-72 Degrees Sw

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite

Comments

Comment (Location): USGS B 929, PLATE 1; USGS MF-467, LOC. 36, 40. LOCATION IS AT SITE OF MOST WORKINGS. ADDITIONAL TUNNEL LOCATED 1.0 MI. S 27 DEGREES W ON W SHORE OF LAKE ANNA. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): NINE UNPATENTED CLAIMS HELD BY MIKE WOLL AS OF 1938. TUNNELS, SHAFTS, AND PITS SUNK. NO RECORDED PRODUCTION.

Comment (Workings): NORTHERN PROSPECT: 48 FT. TUNNEL WITH DRIFTS FOLLOWING FAULT 10 FT. N, 15 FT. S. WINZE FOLLOWS FAULT 14 FT. ALONG DIP. SEVERAL TRENCHES AND PITS. SOUTHERN PROSPECT: 12 FT. TUNNEL.

Comment (Deposit): ALTHOUGH PRESENCE OF GOLD IS NOT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED IN USGS B 929, P. 121-123, PRESENCE OF GALENA AS WELL AS OTHER SULFIDES, IS EXCELLENT INDICATOR OF GOLD IN THIS DISTRICT. THIS, AS WELL AS LARGE AMOUNT OF WORKINGS, INDICATES GOLD IS PROBABLY PRESENT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONE STRIKING N 5 DEGREES E-N 17 DEGREES W, DIPPING 48 DEGREES W-62 DEGREES W, SEVERAL FT. THICK IN SHALY GRAYWACKE CONTAINS BANDED VEIN QUART UP TO 1.5 FT. THICK. FAULT IS CUT BY TUNNEL, FOLLOWED BY DRIFTS AND WINZE. UP TO 3 IN. OF GOUGE IS PRESENT ON FAULT, AND LENTICULAR MASS OF QUARTZ 2 FT. THICK AND IRREGULAR QUARTZ VEINLETS LIE ON FOOTWALL OF FAULT, WHICH IS SHEARED PARALLEL TO BEDDING OF GRAYWACKE. QUARTZ IS VUGGY AND CONTAINS CONSIDERABLE GALENA AND SPHALERITE. 400 FT. N OF TUNNEL, N 10 DEGREES E-N 10 DEGREES W TRENDING, 58 DEGREES W DIPPING FAULT CARRIES UP TO 6 IN. VUGGY QUARTZ WITH PYRRHOTITE AND ARSENOPYRITE, 1.0 MI. S 27 DEGREES W OF MAIN PROSPECT, TUNNEL IS DRIVEN INTO 10 FT. THICK DIKE IN GRAYWACKE. DIKE CONTAINS MUCH GRANULAR AND INTERSTITIAL QUARTZ, QUARTZ-CALCITE-ALBITE VEINLETS. ARSENOPYRITE AND PYRITE PRESENT IN CONSIDERABLE ABUNDANCE IN DIKE NEAR HANGING WALL.

Comment (Commodity): NO DATA ON GOLD CONTENT, BUT GOLD IS PROBABLY PRESENT.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 929, P. 121-123, PLATES 1, 3 (1941)

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 36, 40 (1972)

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 74 (1978)

Reference (Other Database): BAG-B-929-PL-1

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