The Lucky Star Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Cache county, Utah at an elevation of 6,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 41.68639, -111.57000
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Lucky Star Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Star Mine
Secondary: Tip Top Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Utah
County: Cache
District: Paradise 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: Unknown
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1920
Time Period: 1908-1920
Description: Cp_Grade: ^46.3 Perc. Pb, 1.5 Cu, 3.9 Oz. Ag/T
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: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bear River Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Paris-Willard Thrust
Type: L
Description: Bear River Range Syncline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Middle Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SW 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4
Comment (Workings): FOUR ADITS
Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO RESOURCE FIGURES AVAILABLE
References
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I. AND MCCARTHY, B.M., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINER. SURV. OFR-22.
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER, B.S. ET.AL., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 111.
Reference (Deposit): HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE U.S., PT. 2, UTAH: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1135-B.
Reference (Deposit): WILLIAMS,J.S., 1958, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, CACHE CO.: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., BULL. 64, P. 79.
Reference (Deposit): 5) PERRY,L.I. & MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 163.
Reference (Production): BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF PA. 111.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
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