Lucky Dog Mine

The Lucky Dog Mine is a silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,100 feet.

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

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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.