Lucky Gulch Mine, Eagle Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi

Regional Level Types
Lucky Gulch Mine	Mine
Eagle Mining District	Mining District
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	Census Area
Alaska	State
USA	Country

Location: Lucky Gulch is a small west tributary of Fox Creek. Gold placers of Lucky Gulch have been worked for an unknown distance upstream from Fox Creek; the coordinates are about one-half mile upstream of the mouth of the creek, in section 2, T. 1 N., R. 30 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate to within one-half mile. Lucky Gulch is locality 30 of Cobb (1972 [MF-393]) and locality 13 of Burleigh and Lear (1994).
Geology: The rocks along Lucky Creek are primarily Upper Cretaceous to Pliocene conglomerate (Clark and Foster, 1971; Foster, 1976). Ellsworth and Davenport (1913) reported drift mining on Lucky Gulch about a half-mile above the mouth of the creek, but no rich gravels were found. Mining is also reported on Lucky Gulch in 1926 and 1937 to 1939. Mertie (1938) noted that gold placers of Lucky Gulch had been worked for some distance upstream from Fox Creek (see EA021). Because no workings are present on Fox Creek above Lucky Gulch, it appears that gold in Fox Creek came from Lucky Gulch. Platinum has been found in placers in Lucky Gulch, but not in significant amounts (Joesting, 1942).
Workings: Ellsworth and Davenport (1913) reported drift mining on Lucky Gulch about a half-mile above the mouth of the creek, but no rich gravels were found. Mining is reported on Lucky Gulch in 1926, and 1937 to 1939. Platinum has been found in placers in Lucky Gulch, but not in significant amounts (Joesting, 1942).
Age: Quaternary.

Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - Pt
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).

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Link to USGS - Alaska:	EA020

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