| Deposit ID | 10037380 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M032081 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lucky Star Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Giant Group |
| Related records | 10270820 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.62501, 38.10774 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Relative position | 1 3/4 MILES NW OF JACKRABBIT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bristol Range SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wilson Creek Range(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lund(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Dry Lake Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)
Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03N | 66E | 19 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Model code | 74 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19b |
| Deposit model name | Replacement Mn |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -114.62501, 38.10774 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Normal Fault |
| General form | TABULAR TO IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50W |
| Dip | 50SW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bristol-Jackrabbit District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 173.74M |
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M032081 |
TSCHANZ, C.M., AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO. NEVADA. NEVADA BUR. OF MINES, BULL 73 P.
WESTGATE, L.G. AND KNOPF, A., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PIOCHE DISTRICT, NEVADA. USGS PROF. PAPER 171 P.
HILL, J.M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA USGS BULL 648 P.
COUCH, B.F., CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940, INCLUSIVE) UNIV. OF NEVADA BULL 38, P. 85-89
TSCHANZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS PB CARBONATE IN A MANGANIFEROUS GANGUE. LEAD ORE VEIN OCCUPIES A NORMAL FAULT IN LIMESTONE. AT THE NORTH SHAFT, MN ORE MAKES OUT INTO THE COUNTRY ROCK AS FAR AS 20 FT FROM THE FOOTWALL OF THE VEIN. AT THE OPEN CUT 150 FT N OF THE SHAFTS, HIGH-GRADE MN ORE IS EXPOSED, ROUGHLY 50 FT INTO THE COUNTRY ROCK FROM THE LEAD-ORE VEIN. THIS ORE HAS IN PART A STEELY APPEARANCE DUE TO ABUNDANT PYROLUSITE IN IT. IN PLACES THE ORE EXTENDS OUT INTO THE FOOTWALL ALONG THE BEDDING OF THE THINLY STRATIFIED LIMESTONE, WHICH DIPS 5E. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1985 | La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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