The Lucky Jim is a silver and copper mine located in San Bernardino county, California at an elevation of 2,700 feet.
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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: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 34.57944, -115.13583
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Lucky Jim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Jim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: San Bernardino
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 500 FT OF CROSSCUT TUNNEL DRIVEN NORTH, CONNECTED TO SURFACE BY 200 FT. SHAFT NOW INACCESSIBLE. DRIFT WEST FOR 200 FT., DRIFT EAST FOR 150 FT., WINZE 85 FT., DEEP SUNK AT INTERSECTION OF CROSSCUT AND DRIFTS. 150 FT. WEST OF CROSSCUT, WINZE HAS BEEN SUNK TO DEPTH OF 35 FT., 165 FT. WEST OF CROSSCUT IS A 100 FT. RAISE.
Comment (Production): 1911 - 1930 , $35,000 OF SELECTED ORES REPORTED TO HAVE RUN 200 - 400 OZ. AG $3 - 4 AU, 5 % CU AND 5 % PB.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN ACCOMPANIES A PORPHYRITIC DIKE IN GRANITE, LENSES FOUND ON EITHER WALL OF DIKE.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 649
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1930 , LOS ANGELES FIELD DIV.; 26TH REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 215 - 216
Reference (Deposit): WRIGHT, L. A., ETAL, 1953 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 49 , NO. 1 & 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 102 - 103 (AP.)
Reference (Production): TUCKER, W. B., 1930 , P. 215 (SEE REF.)
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