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Lucky Shot

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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. 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 10185631
MRDS ID A013255
MAS/MILS ID 0021140058
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Shot
Alternate or previous names Mike Wall Prospect, Mike Woll Prospect, Woll
Related records 10094079, 10136752

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -136.05202, 57.64551 (WGS84)
Elevation 3
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sitka(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka C-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sitka NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka W OE(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central 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)

West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness 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 049 S 058 E 02 NWSESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -136.05202, 57.64551
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 9 CLAIMS PRIOR TO OR IN 1936. NO RECORD OF ACTIVITY SINCE. INACTIVE 1976. WORKINGS: 2 ADITS, DRIFT & WINZE TOTALING ABOUT 100 FT. ALSO TRENCHES & PITS. COMPOSED OF AURIFEROUS QTZ VEINLETS IN FRACTURES IN GREEN DIKE WHICH CUTS JURASSIC SITKA GRAYWACKE. MINERALIZATION: PYRITE & AU IN QTZ & DIKE MATERIAL. LESSER PYRRHOTITE & ARSENOPYRITE IN ONE JUGGY VEIN. LONEY & OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 & 4 (P 792) GEOLOGIC MAP.

Reporter information

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

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