Lucky Spot Prospect

The Lucky Spot Prospect is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California.

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 Spot Prospect  

State:  California

County:  Mariposa

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.58694, -120.06194

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Lucky Spot Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lucky Spot Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: California
County: Mariposa
District: Sherlock


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: George Martin


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): ORE IS SAID TO RUN FROM $10 TO $30 A TON AND IN 1927 THERE WAS ABOUT 100 TONS ON THE DUMP. CLAIM WAS FOR SALE.

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL 300 FT. LONG, GIVING 200 FT. OF BACKS, AND A SHAFT 40 FT. DEEP.

Comment (Deposit): ONE CLAIM OF 20 ACRES. UNPATENTED.


References

Reference (Deposit): REPORT OF STATE MINERALOGIST XXIV. 1928, P. 96-7, 134


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