The Lucky Chance is a mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,060 feet.
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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
Elevation: 6,060 Feet (1,847 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.70944, -113.48222
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Lucky Chance MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Chance
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Unorganized
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: State Of Utah
Home Office: Utah
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pyritization
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Wad
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 300 FT SHAFT AND ASSOCIATED WORKINGS AND A 20 FT SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1979 RECON UGMS ON-SITE INVESTIGATIO
Reference (Production): PERRY, L.I., 1979, GEOLOGIST
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1979, UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
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