The Lucky Dog Mine is a silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,100 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 40.41778, -118.15694
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Lucky Dog Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Dog Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2566
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Unionville District; Buena Vista 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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2566, DUMP GRAB OF QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL WITH SULFIDES CONTAINS 0.1% FE, 0.2% CA, 0.002% TI, 500 PPM AG, 20 PPM B, 50 PPM CD, 700 PPM CU, 100 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 1500 PPM PB, 1000 PPM SB, 15 PPM V, 5000 PPM ZN.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON SLOPE NORTH OF NORTH FORK COTTONWOOD CANYON, NEAR HEAD . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY IN 1984; IDLE FOR MANY YEARS. ROAD TO PROPERTY 10-15 YRS. OLD.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IN PRIDA LIMESTONE, FOLLOWS BEDDING, STRIKE N-S, DIP 35E. VEIN ABOUT 10 METERS ABOVE CONTACT WITH KOIPATO RHYOLITE. VEIN APPROX 0.5M WIDE, CONTAINS QUARTZ, PYRITE, TETRAHEDRITE, SPMALERITE, GALENA, AND VARIOUS BASE METAL OXIDES INCLUDING AZURITE.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS
Comment (Deposit): RECORD M231469(ROYSE'S) HAS BEEN MERGED INTO THIS RECORD AND M231469 HAS BEEN DELETED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, M.F., JR., 25 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR, 85-3
Reference (Deposit): CAMERON, 1939, GSA BULL. 50, NO. 4.
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.
