The Lucky Strike Mine is a silver mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,660 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,660 Feet (2,030 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 39.80833, -114.01306
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Lucky Strike Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Strike Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Spring Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Gash Brothers
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1887
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Deep Creek West Flank Fault
Type: L
Description: Johnson Canyon Syncline
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Alkali-Granite (Alaskite)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Alkali-Granite (Alaskite)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS INTERSECT SEVERAL FRACTURE ZONES THAT STRIKE GENERALLY N 1-5 W
Comment (Location): PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = GRAND JUNCTION 1:250000
Comment (Workings): THE LUCKY STRIKE ADIT TRENDS 165 FT DUE WEST. A SHAFT (UNKNOWN DEPTH) HAS BEEN SUNK ABOUT 900 FT WEST OF THIS ADIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): THOMPSON, K.C., 1973, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE DEEP CREEK MTNS: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL 99, PP. 62-66
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