Lucky Prospect

The Lucky Prospect is a lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,678 feet.

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 Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 4,678 Feet (1,426 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper

Lat, Long: 37.25417, -114.36944

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Lucky Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lucky Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Viola District District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Copper
Ore: Zincite
Ore: Lead
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Workings): 35 DEG INCLINED 60 FOOT SHAFT

Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN. MAY BE SAME AS UNNAMED MINE IN SECT. 18 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Geology): TWO VEIN SYSTEMS, ONE N-S AND ONE E-W, CUT INTERBEDDED LIMESTONE & THIN QUARTZITE LAYERS THAT STRIKE NE, DIP 20 DEG NW. E-W VEINS 2-4 FEET THICK, N-S VEIN MUCH THICKER. ORE SHOOT 12-18 INCHES WIDE AND 30 FEET LONG, EXTENDS FROM SURFACE TO 20 FEET DEEP


References

Reference (Deposit): TSCHANTZ CM & PAMPEYAN EH, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV BUR MINES BULL 73


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.