The Lucky Strike Mine is a molybdenum and gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,699 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum, Gold
Lat, Long: 41.92556, -118.41417
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Lucky Strike Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Strike Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2389
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Trident Peak Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2389 CONTAINS 2 % FE, 0.05 % MG, 0.015 % TI, 150 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 70 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 15 PPM CR, 30 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 70 PPM V, 10 PPM ZR, AND 5.3 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS.
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE ON FOOT 4 MILES PAST ROAD WASH-OUT. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1985; VERY OLD WORKINGS, LONG IDLE.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL WITH MINOR MOLYBDENUM MINERALIZATION AND POSSIBLE AU-AG. IRON OXIDES AND BRECCIA SHOW MINOR HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION.
Comment (Workings): TWO SHALLOW ADITS, CAVED.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 12 JUN 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL. 59, PL. 1.
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.
