diff --git a/code/modules/mining/mine_turfs.dm b/code/modules/mining/mine_turfs.dm
index 74bc9f5506..4d3e2c0ca7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/mine_turfs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/mine_turfs.dm
@@ -561,7 +561,8 @@ var/list/mining_overlay_cache = list()
 	else
 		X = new /obj/item/weapon/ore/strangerock(src, inside_item_type = F.find_type)
 		geologic_data.UpdateNearbyArtifactInfo(src)
-		X:geologic_data = geologic_data
+		var/obj/item/weapon/ore/strangerock/SR = X
+		SR.geologic_data = geologic_data
 
 	//some find types delete the /obj/item/weapon/archaeological_find and replace it with something else, this handles when that happens
 	//yuck
diff --git a/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/finds/find_spawning.dm b/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/finds/find_spawning.dm
index 37655b098f..2c04d491d0 100644
--- a/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/finds/find_spawning.dm
+++ b/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/finds/find_spawning.dm
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@
 			//new_item = new /obj/item/weapon/fossil/base(src.loc)
 
 			//the replacement item propogation isn't working, and it's messy code anyway so just do it here
-			var/list/candidates = list("/obj/item/weapon/fossil/bone"=9,"/obj/item/weapon/fossil/skull"=3,
-			"/obj/item/weapon/fossil/skull/horned"=2)
+			var/list/candidates = list(/obj/item/weapon/fossil/bone = 9,/obj/item/weapon/fossil/skull = 3,
+			/obj/item/weapon/fossil/skull/horned = 2)
 			var/spawn_type = pickweight(candidates)
 			new_item = new spawn_type(src.loc)
 
@@ -605,6 +605,10 @@
 			new_item.origin_tech[TECH_ARCANE] = 1
 			new_item.origin_tech[TECH_PRECURSOR] = 1
 
+		var/turf/simulated/mineral/T = get_turf(new_item)
+		if(istype(T))
+			T.last_find = new_item
+
 		qdel(src)
 
 	else if(talkative)
diff --git a/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/finds/fossils.dm b/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/finds/fossils.dm
index 8df5b92623..38e8d988f6 100644
--- a/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/finds/fossils.dm
+++ b/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/finds/fossils.dm
@@ -10,13 +10,10 @@
 	var/animal = 1
 
 /obj/item/weapon/fossil/base/New()
-	var/list/l = list("/obj/item/weapon/fossil/bone"=9,"/obj/item/weapon/fossil/skull"=3,
-	"/obj/item/weapon/fossil/skull/horned"=2)
+	var/list/l = list(/obj/item/weapon/fossil/bone = 9,/obj/item/weapon/fossil/skull = 3,
+	/obj/item/weapon/fossil/skull/horned = 2)
 	var/t = pickweight(l)
-	var/obj/item/weapon/W = new t(src.loc)
-	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
-	if(istype(T, /turf/simulated/mineral))
-		T:last_find = W
+	new t(src.loc)
 	qdel(src)
 
 /obj/item/weapon/fossil/bone