The Lucky Strike Mine is a tungsten mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,413 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: 5,413 Feet (1,650 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 31.4633, -110.31750
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Lucky Strike Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Strike Mine
Secondary: Coronado N.F. Part 8.
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: New Reef
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Standard Tungsten Corp.
Info Year: 1953
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): A FLUORINE MINE OF THE SAME NAME (SEQ. NO. 0040030292) IS LOCATED AT LAT N312814, LON 1095903.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUFTIN, S.E., ARMSTRONG, R.C., 1994, USBM OFR MLA 1-94.
Reference (Deposit): KEITH S B 1973 ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187 P 66
Reference (Deposit): DALE, V.B. ET AL, 1960, USBM RI 5650, P. 33-34.
Reference (Deposit): LUDINGTON, STEVE, 1984, USGS OFR 84-293, P. 3-4.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1941, AZBGMT BULL 148, P. 47-48.
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