Lucky Chance

The Lucky Chance is a mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,060 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Lucky Chance

Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Unorganized

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: State Of Utah
Home Office: Utah

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pyritization

Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Wad
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite

Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISIONS: NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 300 FT SHAFT AND ASSOCIATED WORKINGS AND A 20 FT SHAFT.

References

Reference (Deposit): 1979 RECON UGMS ON-SITE INVESTIGATIO

Reference (Production): PERRY, L.I., 1979, GEOLOGIST

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1979, UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

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