Lucky Legs #5

The Lucky Legs #5 is a gold and silver mine located in Eureka 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

Name: Lucky Legs #5  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.80194, -115.84944

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Lucky Legs #5 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lucky Legs #5


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Diamond


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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Shearing


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Commodity): SULFIDES

Comment (Development): SITE CONSISTS OF LOWER ADIT TRENDING N10E AND AN UPPER VERTICAL OPEN SHAFT AT LEAST 100 FT DEEP.

Comment (Workings): DIGGING INTO WALL OF SHAFT

Comment (Geology): 10NE MTN FM (?) MED. GREY FEOX STAINED LIMESTONE THAT HAS BEEN SHEARED & CUT WITH MASSIVE WHITE CRYSTALLINE VEINS BEARING SULFIDES. AT UPPER WORKINGS GALENA, COVELLITE HEMATITE & OXIDIZED PYRITE. GOSSAN, LIMONITE & FE-MG STAINING MALACHITE IN VEIN. SHALE AND DOLOMITE IN NO AT LOWER ADIT FOLLOWS BEDDING PLANE WITH MASSIVE WHITE QTZ VEIN.


References

Reference (Deposit): OBSERVATION


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.