Lucky Strike Area

The Lucky Strike Area is a gold mine located in Lincoln county, New Mexico.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Lucky Strike Area  

State:  New Mexico

County:  Lincoln

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 33.85583, -105.65500

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Lucky Strike Area MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lucky Strike Area


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: New Mexico
County: Lincoln
District: Jicarilla


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Blm Roswell Resource Area


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1933
Year Last Production: 1933
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sacramento Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)


Orebody

Form: LODE


Structure

Type: R
Description: Rio Grande Rift

Type: L
Description: Lincoln County Porphyry Belt


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinization Of Monzonite Porphyry. Garnetized Limestone And Magnetite Float Are Seen Nearby.


Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Limonite
Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Workings): GRISWOLD (1959) CONTAINS A PLAN OF AN ADIT ABOUT 180 FT LONG WHICH ENDED IN UNMINERALIZED FINE BRECCIA.

Comment (Geology): COPPER STAINING AND LIMONITE OCCURRED IN SLIGHTLY BRECCIATED MONZONITE PORPHYRY NEAR THE PORTAL. MINERALIZATION WAS TERMINATED BY A FAULT.

Comment (Deposit): PRODUCTION: 82.62 OZ AU IN 1933.

Comment (Location): BLM ROSWELL RESOURCE AREAABOUT 1.1 MI E OF BLACK GOLD MINE.


References

Reference (Deposit): GRISWOLD, G.B., 1959, NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 67, 117 P. KELLEY, V.C., 1949, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS, NO. 2, 246 P


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