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Lucky Strike

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136753
MRDS ID A002943
MAS/MILS ID 0020950292
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Strike
Alternate or previous names Swetmann 1-2, New Hope, Lucky Fike, Swetmann Mine, Hirshey-Lucky Strike Mine, Hirshey-Swetmann

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -149.54701, 60.77453 (WGS84)
Elevation 1006
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seward D-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Seward NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic unit)

Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach 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
Seward 008 N 002 W 24 NENENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -149.54701, 60.77453
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 40N
    Thickness 0.4M
    Length 86.3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N45W:40N
    Date of Last Modification 880212

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner John Hirshey
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1911
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Alaska Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1922
  • Type Owner
    Owner Russ Miller And Edward Tallman
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description 6094 Oz. Au, 4699 Oz. Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 146155.25g
    Major Gold Gold 189544.61g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Indicated 2204mt ore
    Demonstrated 2204mt ore
    Total resources 2204mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 19.75 g/mt Gold Major 1981
    Silver Ag 18.91 g/mt Silver Trace 1981

Comments on the workings information

  • USGS CRIB A002904 USGS CRIB A002968 Three working levels at the 975, 1006, and 1036 m. elevations. A mill is at the 671 m. elevation 1.2 km. north of the workings.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-MAY-1988 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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