Lucky Penny Prospect

The Lucky Penny Prospect is a mine located in Josephine county, Oregon at an elevation of 5,577 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 Penny Prospect  

State:  Oregon

County:  Josephine

Elevation: 5,577 Feet (1,700 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 42.0083, -123.42140

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Lucky Penny Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lucky Penny Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Germanium


Location

State: Oregon
County: Josephine


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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Joe E. And W. H. Inman
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Oregon
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1917
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pentlandite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): PLATE 2, NO. 458.

Reference (Deposit): OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 100, 1979,


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