The Lucky Strike is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,301 feet.
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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
Elevation: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.775, -149.54440
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Lucky Strike MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Strike
Secondary: Swetmann 1-2
Secondary: New Hope
Secondary: Lucky Fike
Secondary: Swetmann Mine
Secondary: Hirshey-Lucky Strike Mine
Secondary: Hirshey-Swetmann
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Russ Miller And Edward Tallman
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1981
Owner Name: Alaska Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1922
Owner Name: John Hirshey
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1911
Production
Year: 1981
Description: 6094 Oz. Au, 4699 Oz. Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): USGS CRIB A002904 USGS CRIB A002968 Three working levels at the 975, 1006, and 1036 m. elevations. A mill is at the 671 m. elevation 1.2 km. north of the workings.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-047
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-128
Reference (Deposit): B587 p. 171
Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 46
Reference (Deposit): B642c p. 56
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 pp. 35-36
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B692i p. 176
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-289).
Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 24
Reference (Deposit): B755a pp. 29-30
Reference (Deposit): B773a pp. 15, 38
Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 11
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 12
Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 17
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 18
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 21
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 20
Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 20-21
Reference (Deposit): B849I pp. 494-498
Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 20
Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 22
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 26
Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 25
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-75
Reference (Deposit): B622i pp. 131-139.
Reference (Deposit): B642g pp. 137-145.
Reference (Deposit): B662h pp. 183-192.
Reference (Deposit): B692g pp. 143-172.
Reference (Deposit): B277a 80 pp.
Reference (Deposit): PE95-11 6 pp.
Reference (Deposit): B868A 91 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MF880A
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