The Lucky Hillmine is a silver mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.14944, -118.08972
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Lucky Hillmine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lucky Hillmine
Secondary: Atlantic Claims
Secondary: Original Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Candelaria District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: The North Side Of The District Is Bounded By A Major Post-Mineral Fault
Type: L
Description: Alpha Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AS MUCH AS 15 TO 25 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): OLD MINE, BUT NOT MUCH WORK PRIOR TO 1920
Comment (Workings): 425-FT ADIT, INCLINED SHAFT TO 270 FT WITH 2 LEVELS. 850 FT OF DRIFTS ON THE MAIN LEVEL. SOME GLORY HOLES. THIS DEPOSIT MIGHT BE A FEASIBLE OPEN-PIT OPERATION.
Comment (Deposit): 40 ACRES OF PATENTED GROUND
Comment (Deposit): TWO VEINS IN CHERT, FELSITE AND ARGILLITE. HIGHLY OXIDED ORE IS SOFT, FRIABLE, AND BLACK TO REDDISH. THE PRODUCTIVE ORE WAS GENERALLY NEAR THE LOWER BORDER OF THE CANDELARIA SHALE.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Production): $250,000 TOTAL PRODUCTION. SPECIFIC YEARS UNKNOWN.
Comment (Geology): AT DEPTH THE UNOXIDIZED VEIN FILLING WAS MANGANIFEROUS FERRODOLOMITE CONTAINING PYRITE, SPHALERITE, GALENA, AND JAMESONITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): GRAHAM, W.H., LUCKY HILL MINE (UNPUB.): NBMG FILES
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL.58.
Reference (Deposit): KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1922, THE CANDELARIA SILVER DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BULL.735,P.19-20.
Nevada Gold
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.
