Lucky Gulch

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10038089
MRDS ID	M045366
Record type	Site
Current site name	Lucky Gulch

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-141.56943, 64.94978 (WGS84)
Relative position	ON SEVENTY MILE RIVER 17 MI W. OF CAN. BORDER
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Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Alaska

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary
Platinum	Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-141.56943, 64.94978	List Map

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Production years	1912, 1926, 1937, 1939

Mining district

District name	Eagle District

Land status

Ownership category	BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

Type of workings Surface

Overall length 3218.6M

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M045366

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ELLSWORTH AND DAVENPORT, 1913, P. 219 (B542)
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SMITH, P. S., 1929, P. 23 (B797)
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MERTIE, 1938A, P. 198 (B897-C)
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SMITH, P. S., 1939A, P. 57 (B910-A)
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5) SMITH, P. S., 1939B, P. 56 (B917-A)
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6) SMITH, P. S., 1941, P. 54 (B926-A)
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7) MERTIE, 1942, P. 250 (B917-D)
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8) JOESTING, 1942, P. 20 (TDM 1)
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9) COBB, 1972, P. 69 (OF 508)
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10) COBB, 1972 (MF 393)

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAR-1975	Blair, Will N.	U.S. Geological Survey