The Lucky Bud Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,699 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: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 34.33833, -112.42083
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Lucky Bud Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Bud Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Hassayampa District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Surface/Underground
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PARTICLES AND STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Geology): FRACTURE OCCURS BETWEEN SCHIST AND GRANITE CONTACT
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE
Comment (Deposit): MINUTE PARTICLES TO 1 INCH GRAINS
References
Reference (Deposit): DALE, V.B., 1961 , TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA, YAVAPAI, MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8078 , P. 23
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