Lucky Strike, Mosquito Fork

The Lucky Strike, Mosquito Fork is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,900 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 Strike, Mosquito Fork
Secondary: Mosquito Fork
Secondary: Olaf Tweiden
Secondary: F. Barret
Secondary: Lucky Strick Group
Secondary: Basin and Summit Claims
Secondary: Lucky Strick Nos. 1 and 2
Secondary: Cameron Prospect
Secondary: Lucky Strike
Secondary: P. Glasgow

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Forty Mile District

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Paul Glasgow
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1937
Years: 1937 -

Owner Name: Frank Barret
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1937
Years: 1937 -

Owner Name: Mr Cameron
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1900
Years: 1900 -

Owner Name: Tweiden, Olaf
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1900
Years: 1900 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPMENT WORK, COMPLETED BY MR. CAMERON, CONSISTED OF FIVE SHORT SHAFTS, TWO TUNNELS, AND NUMEROUS ROCK CUTS. FIVE VEINS A, B, C, D, & E, SRIKE N. 60 W., TO N. 70 W., DIPPING 75-80 NE.

References

Reference (Deposit): B251 pp. 48-49

Reference (Deposit): B284l p. 126

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 060-007

Reference (Deposit): MINES INVEST. REP. IR 60-1, 1949, PP. 7-8.

Reference (Deposit): ROEHM, J.C. REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS AND ITINERARY OF J.C.

Reference (Deposit): ROEHM, ASSOCIATE MINING ENGINEER, TERRITORIAL DEPARTMENT OF

Reference (Deposit): MINES IN THE FORTYMILE PRECINCT, ALASKA. AK. TERR. DEPT. OF

Reference (Deposit): B345j p. 184

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B897C pp. 180-181

Reference (Deposit): B910A pp. 54, 76

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 53

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 48

Reference (Deposit): ROEHM J.C. SUMMARY REPORT OF MINING INVESTIGATIONS IN THE

Reference (Deposit): FAIRBANKS, FORTYMILE, KNIK, AND KENAI PRECINCTS. AK. TERR.

Reference (Deposit): DEPT. OF MINES SEPT. 1 TO 30 INCLUSIVE, 1939, PP. 7-8.

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