Lucy L Mine

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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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

Name: Lucy L Mine  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

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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