Lucky Ledge Mine

The Lucky Ledge Mine is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona.

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

Name: Lucky Ledge Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.71333, -110.86028

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Lucky Ledge Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lucky Ledge Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Old Baldy 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

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1903
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

Form: STRINGERS

Form: STRINGERS

Form: STRINGERS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Dike And Schist Seem To Be Parallel Jointed


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): E SIDE OF E FORK OF MADERA CANYON, 1.5 MILES N OF LITTLESHOT CAMP. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD

Comment (Development): OWNERS INCLUDED MADERA COPPER CO. (915)

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN IN SCHIST INTRUDED BY PORPHYRY DIKE.


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S.G.S. BULL. 582, P. 175.

Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. CARD FILE.

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES, LUCKY LEDGE MINE.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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