The Lucy L Mine is a gold and tungsten mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,955 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,955 Feet (1,815 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 40.13917, -113.82278
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Lucy L Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucy L Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Bismuth
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Tellurium
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Deep Creek Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults And A Thrust Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Kaolinitization
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Axinite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bismuthinite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Zoisite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Hornblende
Gangue: Actinolite
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Wollastonite
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Allanite
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Orthoclase
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DESCRIPTION IS OF GOLD-BISMUTH ORE BODY FOUND IN PRINCIPAL WORKING 225 FT FROM PORTAL. TUNGSTEN-COPPER ORE BODY IS 4 FT THICK, 100 FT. LONG, VERTICAL DIP STRIKING NORTH.
Comment (Workings): 3 IMPORTANT ADITS AND 2 DEEP SHAFTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 177
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 2
Reference (Deposit): 1935 MINEMAP NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 13
Reference (Deposit): 1981 MINEMAP UTAH GEOL SURVEY FILES
Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PP. 177, P. 140
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, H.H., AND H.M. MESSENGER III, 1981, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
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