The Lucky Chance Mine is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,493 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,493 Feet (760 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 56.9486, -135.05000
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Lucky Chance Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Chance Mine
Secondary: Lucky Chance
Secondary: Lake Mountain Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
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
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 (PP792) ORIGINAL WORK 1871-1880. INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVE THROUGH 1940. 2 ADITS TOTAL 513FT; 2 RAISES 40FT; SHAFT; OPEN STOPE & VARIOUS OPEN CUTS. LOW GRADE AU-AG QTZ STRINGERS IN STRONG FISSURE ZONE IN SITKA GRAYWACKE. AROUND 1200 TONS MINED BUT TOTAL PRODUCTION UNKNOWN. OPAQUES: PYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE, FREE AU WITH SOME AG.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 116-006
Reference (Deposit): AR18b pp. 62-63, 79-80
Reference (Deposit): AK YUKON M J V1N2 pp. 16-17
Reference (Deposit): B259d p. 58
Reference (Deposit): B284e p. 45
Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 60
Reference (Deposit): B504 p. 29
Reference (Deposit): PE116-3
Reference (Deposit): MF464
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