The Good Luck Mine is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,400 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 31.69111, -110.92611
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Good Luck Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Good Luck Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Tyndall District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1908
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Concentrated 20:1 To Yield 28 Oz. Au Per Ton, 13 Oz. Ag Per Ton, And 16% Pb
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1908
Year Last Production: 1908
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN OXIDIZED PYRITIC ZONE.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)
References
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1975
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 191
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