| Deposit ID | 10027019 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M001728 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lucky Strike Mine |
| Related records | 10234230 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.3176, 31.46375 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | IN UPPER BROWN CANYON, NEAR MILITARY RES. 9.7 KM SOUTH AND 0.8 KM WEST OF SIERRA VISTA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Miller Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Coronado National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 023S | 020E | 04 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -110.3176, 31.46375 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-S |
| Dip | 25W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1950 |
| Year of last production | 1955 |
| District name | Reef District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M001728 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030175 |
ARIZ. B. M. BULL 148, P. 47.
USBM FILES.
SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.
CIMRI
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STREAKS OF SCHEELITE, SPOTTY GALENA, AND DISSEMINATED PYRITE ALONG THE HANGING WALL AND FOOTWALL OF A QUARTZ VEIN CUTTING COARSE-GRAINED GRANITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1994 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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