Lucky Gulch

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233607
MRDS ID A013347
MAS/MILS ID 0020670118
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Gulch
Alternate or previous names Lucky Gulch No.1-Discovery, No. and 2 Above, No. 1 Below, Lucky Jo, Assoc., Lucky No. 1-2, Lucky Hope, Lucky Pair, Lucky Chance, No. 1 and 2 Below, Gold Hill, Lucky Gulch, Pat 1-8
Related records 10002426

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -147.27306, 63.19683 (WGS84)
Elevation 1128
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Healy A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Hayes SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Healy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Susitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 020 S 002 E 12 C Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -147.27306, 63.19683

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1915

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Claude Morris
    ID 5001510
    Year 1986

Production statistics

  • Year 1915
    Description 1,000 Yards Processed. 120 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3732.41g
  • Year 1916
    Description 116 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3608g
  • Year 1917
    Description 15 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 466.55g
  • Year 1917
    Description 1,165 Yards Processed. 161 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5007.66g
  • Year 1918
    Description 7 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 217.72g
  • Year 1918
    Description 499 Yards Processed. 80 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2488.27g
  • Year 1919
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1919
    Description 60 Yards Processed. 18 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 559.86g
  • Year 1921
    Description 400 Yards Processed. 30 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 933.1g
  • Year 1922
    Description 900 Yards Processed. 19 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 590.96g
  • Year 1923
    Description 21,480 Yards Processed. 802 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24944.99g
  • Year 1924
    Description 174 Yards Processed. 135 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4198.96g
  • Year 1925
    Description 49 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1524.07g
  • Year 1926
    Description 273 Yards Processed. 28 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 870.89g
  • Year 1928
    Description 11 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 342.13g
  • Year 1928
    Description 15,192 Yards Processed. 71 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2208.34g
  • Year 1931
    Description 71 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2208.34g
  • Year 1932
    Description 149 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4634.41g
  • Year 1934
    Description 11 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 342.13g
  • Year 1934
    Description 11,000 Yards Processed. 106 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3296.96g
  • Year 1935
    Description 88 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2737.1g
  • Year 1936
    Description 32 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 995.31g
  • Year 1941
    Description 6 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 186.62g
  • Year 1941
    Description 44 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1368.55g
  • Year 1942
    Description 4 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 124.41g
  • Year 1942
    Description 21 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 653.17g
  • Year 1958
    Description 1 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 31.1g
  • Year 1958
    Description 1,000 Yards Processed. 7 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 217.72g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A001309

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-SEP-1992 Mjn-Mirl U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 10/01/2014
MSHA mine ID5001510
Mine name (MSHA)White Creek
Current operatorHighlight Canyon LLC
Current controller (parent)Alaska Gold Extraction LLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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