Lucky Nell

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10113120
MRDS ID A010074
MAS/MILS ID 0021190121
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Nell
Alternate or previous names Commander, Lucky Nell Mng. Co., Sam L. Lichtenstadter, Constitution Group, Mcgilveny, Lucky Nell Nos. 1-2, Flora, Nellie, Commander Group, Summit, Red Jacket, J.J. Matuska, Howard M. Fowler, May-Be-So Creek, James E. Matuska, Geo. Jarvis, G.W. Jarvais, Wm. Crowell, Rose and Dew Drop, Salmon Lake Valley, Independent, Bug Nos. 5-6, Bear Nos. 7-9
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Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -132.81291, 55.51033 (WGS84)
Elevation 395
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Craig C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Craig NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 073 S 083 E 28 NENWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) SOd

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • ROEHM, 1940, P. 40 (TDM IR JCR)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A000749 USGS CRIB A000807 USGS CRIB A000892 USGS CRIB A000870

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Wlg U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.