Lucky Shot

The Lucky Shot is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,379 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
Secondary: War Eagle
Secondary: War Baby
Secondary: Willow Creek Mines
Secondary: M.S. 1487

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Enserch Exploration, Inc.
Company ID: 5001458
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1984

Owner Name: Willow Creek Mines
Company ID: 5001458
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1978

Production

Year: 1942
Description: Closed
Year: 1940
Description: Milled 15270 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1939
Description: Milled 10526 Short Tons Ore
Year: 1938
Description: Milled 2356 Short Tons Ore

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1921
Discovery Year: 1918
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

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): M.S. 1487 ISSUED 1956 ON 371.62 ACRES. PAT 1159173. SEE BACK-UP FILES FOR PRODUCTION RECORDS. MSHA ID 5001458

Comment (Reference): ROEHM, 1937, P. 7 (UNPB TDM IR)

Comment (Production): MILL BURNED DOWN, PRODUCTION LIMITED. FINISHED REBUILDING THE MILL. LARGEST PRODUCER IN DISTRICT. TAKEN OVER BY CONWEST EXPLORATION CO. CLOSED DUE TO LACK OF LABOR. MILL WAS CLEANED YEILDING SMALL AMOUNTS.

References

Reference (Deposit): MR85-4 pp. 8-12

Reference (Deposit): B897A pp. 19-20

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380727 p. 7

Reference (Deposit): B773a pp. 15, 40-41

Reference (Deposit): MR195-10 p. 214

Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 8

Reference (Deposit): B810a pp. 14, 46

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 65

Reference (Deposit): B592l pp. 260-262

Reference (Deposit): B607 pp. 50, 66-69

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B642i p. 197

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 44, 52

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 pp. 40-42

Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 16-17

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B849C pp. 169, 181-214

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 18

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1935a p. 34

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1936a p. 195

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1937a p. 227

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1938a p. 170

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1939a p. 188

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1940a p. 167

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1940a p. 179

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1941a p. 183

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 19

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 6

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 18

Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 16

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 16

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1942a p. 223

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1953 p. 85

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-083

Reference (Deposit): B442a p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B480i pp. 146-147

Reference (Deposit): B520c p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B542c p. 39

Reference (Deposit): B712f p. 174

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 23

Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 390901 p. 16

Reference (Deposit): MR85-4A p. 1

Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 21

Reference (Deposit): B933A pp. 19-21

Reference (Deposit): B1004 pp. 1, 31, 42, 83

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B1246

Reference (Deposit): MF409

Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-59

Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 25

Reference (Deposit): B755a p. 30

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 15

Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 11

Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 12

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 14

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 32

Reference (Deposit): B692j pp. 178-179

Reference (Deposit): B712a pp. 34-35

Reference (Deposit): B712f pp. 173-174

Reference (Deposit): B714b p. 77

Reference (Deposit): B714i p. 202

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 41

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