Lucky Strike Mine

The Lucky Strike Mine is a tungsten mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,413 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 Strike Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 5,413 Feet (1,650 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 31.4633, -110.31750

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Lucky Strike Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lucky Strike Mine
Secondary: Coronado N.F. Part 8.


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: New Reef


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Standard Tungsten Corp.
Info Year: 1953


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): A FLUORINE MINE OF THE SAME NAME (SEQ. NO. 0040030292) IS LOCATED AT LAT N312814, LON 1095903.


References

Reference (Deposit): TUFTIN, S.E., ARMSTRONG, R.C., 1994, USBM OFR MLA 1-94.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH S B 1973 ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187 P 66

Reference (Deposit): DALE, V.B. ET AL, 1960, USBM RI 5650, P. 33-34.

Reference (Deposit): LUDINGTON, STEVE, 1984, USGS OFR 84-293, P. 3-4.

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1941, AZBGMT BULL 148, P. 47-48.


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