The Lucky Gulch is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,701 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
Elevation: 3,701 Feet (1,128 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 63.1972, -147.27030
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Lucky Gulch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Gulch
Secondary: Lucky Gulch No.1-Discovery
Secondary: No. and 2 Above
Secondary: No. 1 Below
Secondary: Lucky Jo, Assoc.
Secondary: Lucky No. 1-2
Secondary: Lucky Hope
Secondary: Lucky Pair
Secondary: Lucky Chance
Secondary: No. 1 and 2 Below
Secondary: Gold Hill, Lucky Gulch
Secondary: Pat 1-8
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Valdez Creek 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: Claude Morris
Company ID: 5001510
Info Year: 1986
Production
Year: 1923
Description: 21,480 Yards Processed. 802 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1922
Description: 900 Yards Processed. 19 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1921
Description: 400 Yards Processed. 30 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1919
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1919
Description: 60 Yards Processed. 18 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1918
Description: 7 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1918
Description: 499 Yards Processed. 80 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1917
Description: 15 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1917
Description: 1,165 Yards Processed. 161 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1916
Description: 116 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1915
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 120 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1936
Description: 32 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1935
Description: 88 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1934
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1934
Description: 11,000 Yards Processed. 106 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1932
Description: 149 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1931
Description: 71 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1928
Description: 11 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1928
Description: 15,192 Yards Processed. 71 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1926
Description: 273 Yards Processed. 28 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1925
Description: 49 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1958
Description: 1 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1958
Description: 1,000 Yards Processed. 7 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 4 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1924
Description: 174 Yards Processed. 135 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1942
Description: 21 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1941
Description: 6 Troy Ounces Silver
Year: 1941
Description: 44 Troy Ounces Gold
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
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): USGS CRIB A001309
References
Reference (Deposit): B379i pp. 159-160
Reference (Deposit): B480g pp. 119, 122
Reference (Deposit): P70 pp. 168-169
Reference (Deposit): B498 pp. 55-56, 63
Reference (Deposit): B592o pp. 307-308
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 49
Reference (Deposit): B755c p. 137
Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 34
Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 37
Reference (Deposit): B897B pp. 124-125, 129
Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 42
Reference (Deposit): B917A p. 40
Reference (Deposit): B926A p. 36
Reference (Deposit): MF394
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 12
Reference (Deposit): B836a p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B849H pp. 454-455
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-021
Reference (Deposit): B783a p. 12
Reference (Deposit): B797a p. 18
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 26
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 31
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-038
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-140
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-199
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-261
Reference (Ownership): USBM FOR 34-90
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