Lucky Girl

The Lucky Girl is a gold, copper, lead, and silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada.

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 Girl  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 41.67306, -116.16861

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Lucky Girl MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lucky Girl


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Edgemont


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1910
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Deposit): HAD LARGEST RECORDED PRODUCTION IN THE DISTRICT. IN 1902 A 20 STAMP MILL WAS BUILT TO TREAT THE ORES OF THE LUCKY GIRL GROUP. THE ORE CARRIED $5 TO $10 DOLLARS IN GOLD AND 1 OZ OF SILVER TO THE TON (1910)

Comment (Development): HAD LARGEST RECORDED PRODUCTION IN THE DISTRICT. IN 1902, A 20-STAMP MILL WAS BUILT TO TREAT ORE FROM THE LUCKY GIRL GROUP

Comment (Deposit): FISSURE VEIN

Comment (Geology): QUARTZ GANGUE COMPRISES MORE THAN 90% OF THE VEINS. THE SULPHIDES ARE PYRITE, GALENA, & ARSENOPYRITE. THE GOLD IS MAINLY ASSOCIATED W/ THE SULPHIDES ORE THEIR OXIDIZED PRODUCTS, HOWEVER THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF SECONDARY ENRICHMENT.)


References

Reference (Deposit): SIRDEVAN W.H. (1913) REPORT ON LUCKY GIRL GROUP CLAIMS, NEV BUR OF MINES DISTRICT FILES

Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M. (1976)

Reference (Deposit): SMITH R.M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO, CO. NEV., USGS. OPEN-FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): GRANGER A.E. (1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO, W. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 54.


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.