The Lucky Prospect is a lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,678 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: 4,678 Feet (1,426 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 37.25417, -114.36944
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Lucky Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Viola District District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Ore: Zincite
Ore: Lead
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): 35 DEG INCLINED 60 FOOT SHAFT
Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN. MAY BE SAME AS UNNAMED MINE IN SECT. 18 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Geology): TWO VEIN SYSTEMS, ONE N-S AND ONE E-W, CUT INTERBEDDED LIMESTONE & THIN QUARTZITE LAYERS THAT STRIKE NE, DIP 20 DEG NW. E-W VEINS 2-4 FEET THICK, N-S VEIN MUCH THICKER. ORE SHOOT 12-18 INCHES WIDE AND 30 FEET LONG, EXTENDS FROM SURFACE TO 20 FEET DEEP
References
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANTZ CM & PAMPEYAN EH, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV BUR MINES BULL 73
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.
