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Lucky Strike Mine

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027140
MRDS ID M002259
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Strike Mine
Related records 10113703

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.65184, 32.17122 (WGS84)
Elevation 652
Relative position 19 MILES SE OF AJO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gunsight(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ajo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ajo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Cristobal Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 014S 004W 35,26,27 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • NW 1/4 SECTION 35 . PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.65184, 32.17122
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form SPOTTY POCKETS

Comments on the geologic information

  • DECOMPOSED GRANITIC ROCKS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1935
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.5 Oz Au/Ton, Minor Ag, Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 14g/mt

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW SHAFTS AND PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 123

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 123 .

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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