| Deposit ID | 10136868 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010708 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020850052 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lucky Shot |
| Alternate or previous names | War Eagle, War Baby, Willow Creek Mines, M.S. 1487 |
| Related records | 10000515 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -149.40549, 61.78735 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1030 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Anchorage D-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Anchorage NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Susitna River(hydrologic unit)
Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seward | 020 N | 001 W | 35 | NWNWSE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -149.40549, 61.78735 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1918 |
| Year of first production | 1921 |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Willow Creek Mines |
| ID | 5001458 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Enserch Exploration, Inc. |
| ID | 5001458 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1984 |
| Year | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Description | Milled 2356 Short Tons Ore |
| Year | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Description | Milled 10526 Short Tons Ore |
| Year | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Description | Milled 15270 Short Tons Ore |
| Year | 1942 |
|---|---|
| Description | Closed |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020850052 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010708 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 5001458 |
B712f p. 174
B739a p. 25
B755a p. 30
B773a p. 15
B792a p. 11
B797a p. 12
B810a p. 14
B813a p. 6
B824a p. 18
B836a p. 16
B844A p. 16
B857A p. 16
B864A p. 18
BM YEARBOOK 1935a p. 34
BM YEARBOOK 1936a p. 195
BM YEARBOOK 1937a p. 227
BM YEARBOOK 1938a p. 170
BM YEARBOOK 1939a p. 188
BM YEARBOOK 1940a p. 167
BM YEARBOOK 1940a p. 179
BM YEARBOOK 1941a p. 183
BM YEARBOOK 1942a p. 223
BM YEARBOOK 1953 p. 85
B442a p. 35
B480i pp. 146-147
B520c p. 29
B542c p. 39
B592d p. 65
B592l pp. 260-262
B607 pp. 50, 66-69
B622c p. 48
B642i p. 197
BMB142 pp. 44, 52
BMB153 pp. 40-42
B662b p. 48
B692b p. 32
B692j pp. 178-179
B712a pp. 34-35
B712f pp. 173-174
B714b p. 77
B714i p. 202
B722a p. 41
B773a pp. 15, 40-41
MR195-10 p. 214
B783a p. 8
B810a pp. 14, 46
B813a p. 16
B836a pp. 16-17
B844A p. 17
B849C pp. 169, 181-214
B868A p. 18
B880A p. 19
MR85-4 pp. 8-12
B897A pp. 19-20
IR JCR 380727 p. 7
B910A p. 22
B917A p. 23
IR JCR 390901 p. 16
MR85-4A p. 1
B926A p. 21
B933A pp. 19-21
B1004 pp. 1, 31, 42, 83
B1246 p. 34
MTA 82 No. E-59
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | M.S. 1487 ISSUED 1956 ON 371.62 ACRES. PAT 1159173. SEE BACK-UP FILES FOR PRODUCTION RECORDS. MSHA ID 5001458 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-JUL-1995 | Mirl-Dwb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | NonProducing since 04/22/2022 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 5001458 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Lucky Shot Mine |
| Current operator | Contango Lucky Shot Alaska, LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Contango Ore Inc |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.
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