Lucky Hill Top

Prospect 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. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112875
MRDS ID A011321
MAS/MILS ID 0020670126
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Hill Top
Alternate or previous names Valdez Creek Claim No. 1-41, 55-61,, Lucky Top Prospect, Lucky Top, Lucky Claims, Rainbow Hill, 74-79, 93-98, 112-117, Canalaska Resources
Related records 10093979

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -147.24946, 63.19023 (WGS84)
Elevation 1555
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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 020 S 003 E 18 NW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -147.24946, 63.19023

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1936

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Inferred 1mt ore
    Total resources 1mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 12.86 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-JUN-97 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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