The Lucky Girl is a gold, copper, lead, and silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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:
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 41.67306, -116.16861
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Lucky Girl MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Girl
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Edgemont
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1910
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): HAD LARGEST RECORDED PRODUCTION IN THE DISTRICT. IN 1902 A 20 STAMP MILL WAS BUILT TO TREAT THE ORES OF THE LUCKY GIRL GROUP. THE ORE CARRIED $5 TO $10 DOLLARS IN GOLD AND 1 OZ OF SILVER TO THE TON (1910)
Comment (Development): HAD LARGEST RECORDED PRODUCTION IN THE DISTRICT. IN 1902, A 20-STAMP MILL WAS BUILT TO TREAT ORE FROM THE LUCKY GIRL GROUP
Comment (Deposit): FISSURE VEIN
Comment (Geology): QUARTZ GANGUE COMPRISES MORE THAN 90% OF THE VEINS. THE SULPHIDES ARE PYRITE, GALENA, & ARSENOPYRITE. THE GOLD IS MAINLY ASSOCIATED W/ THE SULPHIDES ORE THEIR OXIDIZED PRODUCTS, HOWEVER THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF SECONDARY ENRICHMENT.)
References
Reference (Deposit): SIRDEVAN W.H. (1913) REPORT ON LUCKY GIRL GROUP CLAIMS, NEV BUR OF MINES DISTRICT FILES
Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M. (1976)
Reference (Deposit): SMITH R.M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO, CO. NEV., USGS. OPEN-FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER A.E. (1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO, W. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 54.
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.
