The Lucky Deposit is a copper, silver, and lead mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,402 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.6975, -114.58806
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Lucky Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Aurum (Silver Canyon Subdistrict)
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Lucky Deposit Mining Co.
Years: 1922 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: E Dipping Fault And Fissures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM IS TO ONE OF MANY WORKINGS. THE 9 CLAIMS ARE IN 2 GROUPS ABOUT 0.75 MILE APART.
Comment (Production): ORE CONTAINED 40-60 OZ AG PER TON
Comment (Development): DEVELOPMENT WAS UNDER WAY IN 1913. LUCKY DEPOSIT TOGETHER WITH SIEGEL MINE PRODUCED MORE SILVER THAN ANY OTHER OF THE AURUM DISTRICT MINES UP UNTIL 1916. SHIPMENTS MADE IN 1914,1937
Comment (Geology): LENSES ARE 1-2 FEET WIDE ALONG THE FISSURES, AND ALONG THE BEDDING NEAR THE FISSURES.
Comment (Deposit): SILVER-BEARING LEAD CARBONATE OCCURS WITH FE AND MN OXIDES IN THIN LENSES ALONG FISSURES AND TO A LESSER EXTENT ALONG BEDDING NEAR FISSURES.
Comment (Workings): TWO IRREGULAR TUNNELS WHICH ATTAIN A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 50 FEET CONSTITUTE THE DEVELOPMENT
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, JAMES M, 1916 NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, US GEO. BULL. 648
Reference (Deposit): HOSE, R. K., BLAKE, M. C. JR., AND SMITH, R., 1976, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 85
Reference (Deposit): MACVICHIE, DUNCAN, 1915, NBMG FILE 322, ITEM 2.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG CLIPPINGS FILE 322; ENG AND MIN JOUR,1974; MINING RECORD, 1937.
Reference (Deposit): WEED, M. H.,ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1244.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, MILS DATA
Reference (Deposit): TERRADATA, 1980, A MINERAL INVENTORY OF THE SCHELL RESOURCE AREA, ELY DISTRICT, NEVADA; PREPARED FOR BLM.
Reference (Production): HOSE, BLAKE & SMITH, 1976
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
