| 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 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -147.27306, 63.19683 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1128 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | 020 S | 002 E | 12 | C | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Claim (1) | -147.27306, 63.19683 |
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| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1915 |
| District name | Valdez Creek District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Claude Morris |
| ID | 5001510 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Year | 1915 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1,000 Yards Processed. 120 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1916 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 116 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 15 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1,165 Yards Processed. 161 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1918 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 7 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1918 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 499 Yards Processed. 80 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 60 Yards Processed. 18 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1921 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 400 Yards Processed. 30 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1922 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 900 Yards Processed. 19 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1923 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 21,480 Yards Processed. 802 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1924 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 174 Yards Processed. 135 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1925 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 49 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1926 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 273 Yards Processed. 28 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1928 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 11 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1928 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 15,192 Yards Processed. 71 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1931 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 71 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1932 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 149 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1934 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 11 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1934 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 11,000 Yards Processed. 106 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1935 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 88 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1936 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 32 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1941 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 6 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1941 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 44 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 4 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 21 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1958 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1958 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1,000 Yards Processed. 7 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020670118 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013347 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 5001510 |
USBM FOR 34-90
B379i pp. 159-160
B480g pp. 119, 122
P70 pp. 168-169
B498 pp. 55-56, 63
B592o pp. 307-308
B662b p. 49
B755c p. 137
B783a p. 12
B797a p. 18
B813a p. 26
B824a p. 31
B836a p. 29
B849H pp. 454-455
B868A p. 34
B880A p. 37
B897B pp. 124-125, 129
B910A p. 42
B917A p. 40
B926A p. 36
OF508 p. 12
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | USGS CRIB A001309 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-SEP-1992 | Mjn-Mirl | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 10/01/2014 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 5001510 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | White Creek |
| Current operator | Highlight Canyon LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Alaska Gold Extraction LLC |
| Mine type | Surface (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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